“ Hogan, who represented Mid-Tipperary from 1893 to 1900, spent his childhood and youth near Melbourne, whither his parents had emigrated. At the age of 18 he entered the Education Department of Victoria, and was afterwards on the staff of the Melbourne Argus. In 1887 he settled in London as an author and journalist. He utilized his knowledge of Australia, both in Parliament and in various books, such as history of the Irish in Australia and he also wrote a life of Lord Sherbrooke (Robert Lowe) . ”