Stuart Saunders Hogg

Sir Stuart Saunders Hogg CIE was a British civil servant in the Indian [Civil Services] of British India.

Early life

He was born in 1833 in Delhi to Sir [James Hogg, 1st Baronet|Sir James Hogg], formerly a director of the British [East India Company] and the Registrar of the Calcutta High Court.

Career

In 1853, aged 20, Hogg came to India and entered the Indian Civil Services. He became the District Magistrate of Burdwan. During the Sepoy Mutiny, he was posted in the Punjab. Later, he joined the Bengal government as the Police Commissioner of Calcutta where he established the Detective Department. From 1863 to 1877 he was the Chairman of the Calcutta Municipal Corporation. In 1875, he was knighted.

Legacy

The New Market, Kolkata, an upscale market that he founded, was named Sir Stuart Hogg Market in 1903 in his honour. It is still referred to as Hogg Market.