Kenneth C. Hogate

Kenneth Craven Hogate (July 27, 1897 – February 11, 1947) was an American newspaper executive who was president of Dow Jones & Company from 1933 to 1945.

Early life Hogate was born on July 27, 1897, in Danville, Indiana. His father was the editor and owner of the Hendricks County, Indiana Republican newspaper.

Following Barron's death, his son-in-law Hugh Bancroft, succeeded him as president of Dow Jones & Company. Bancroft created the Financial Press Companies of America to organize all of Barron's businesses under a single holding company. Hogate suffered a stroke in 1942, which led to Wall Street Journal managing editor Bernard Kilgore assuming many of his duties. On November 6, 1945, Kilgore was made president of the FPCA and Hogate was elected chairman of the board. The change was not made public and although Hogate was no longer well enough to run the company, he remained its nominal head. A resident of Scarsdale, New York, Hogate was elected to the village's board of trustees in 1938 and mayor in 1941.