George Marquis Bogue

George Marquis Bogue (January 21, 1842 – December 30, 1903) was an American politician and real estate agent from New York. Bogue came to Chicago when he was fourteen and soon found employment with his brother. He was elected to the Board of County Commissioners of Cook County in 1872, then served a two-year term in the Illinois House of Representatives two years later. In 1883, he co-founded the Bogue & Hoyt real estate firm, later known as Bogue & Co. He was an early settler to Hyde Park, Illinois, and often represented the town in political positions. Late in his life, Bogue was an arbitrator for several railroad traffic associations.

Biography George Marquis Bogue was born in Norfolk, New York, on January 21, 1842. When he was fourteen, his family moved west to Chicago, where his brother Hamilton B. had moved four years earlier. Bogue attended public schools there for a year and then found work with his brother with the Merchant Dispatch Fast Freight Line. He moved to Hyde Park, Illinois, in 1858; he was one of the first eight families to settle in the suburb. In April 1859, he matriculated at the Cayuga Lake Academy in Aurora, New York, studying for two years. He returned to his brother's office in 1864, then joined the Land Department of the Illinois Central Railroad. From 1864 to 1868, he served as Hyde Park town clerk.

In October 1867, Bogue joined the office of Ogden, Sheldon & Co., the oldest land agency in Chicago. In his free time, Bogue invested in real estate interests with his brother. He was named Hyde Park treasurer in 1869 and served in this capacity for three years. He was then elected to the Board of County Commissioners of Cook County. Bogue served for two years until he was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives in 1874. He served one two-year term there. When Shelby Moore Cullom was elected governor in 1877, he named Bogue to the Board of Railroad & Warehouse Commissioners. Bogue served on the board until March 1883.