Editing Quintin Hogg (merchant) (section)

==Early life==
Hogg, the seventh son of [[Sir James Hogg, 1st Baronet]], was born and spent most of his life in London. He was educated at [[Eton College]], where he was known as "Piggy Hogg". Hogg was a keen and accomplished sportsman, and along with other [[Etonians]] he was a pioneer of [[Association Football]]. Whilst at Eton, he won the [[Eton Fives]], was keeper of fives and in the shooting XI, and was a member of the Wall and Field football XIs.<ref name = "WFC"/> He showed strong religious convictions and held prayer meetings; he was also a prominent rifle volunteer.

He made 31 appearances for [[Wanderers F.C.]] (winners of the first [[F.A. Cup]]) between the 1865–66 and the 1870–71 seasons.<ref name = "WFC">{{cite book | title=The Wanderers F.C. – "Five times F.A. Cup winners"|last= Cavallini|first= Rob | publisher= Dog N Duck Publications | year=2005| isbn=0-9550496-0-1|pages=80–81}}</ref> He twice represented Scotland versus England in [[England v Scotland representative matches (1870-1872)|the unofficial internationals]] of 1870 and 1871.<ref name = "WFC"/> He captained the [[Old Etonians F.C.|Old Etonians]] for seven years, during which period he was never on the losing side.<ref name = "WFC"/>  He came back to the side in 1874 as goalkeeper, and played in the [[1876 FA Cup final]] for the Old Etonians, but missed the replay.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Wanderers v Old Etonians |journal=Sportsman |date=20 March 1876 |page=4}}</ref>

He became involved in trade, particularly the commodities of tea and sugar. As a senior partner in a firm of tea merchants, he modernised sugar production in [[Demerara]] at the plantation of his brother-in-law, the former slave owner [[Charles McGarel]]. While in Demerara he played two [[first-class cricket]] matches for the colony.