Hogg was a Bencher of Lincoln's Inn and served as Lord Chancellor in the UK Conservative government of 1928-9.
He was one of the foremost advocates of his age, and as Attorney-General piloted through the House of Commons the Trade Disputes Act of 1927, which reaffirmed and fortified the rule of law after the general strike.
He was the father of Quintin Hogg, Lord Hailsham of St Marylebone.