Ima Hogg: Miss America And Beyond

Two of her brothers shared her philanthropic interests, encouraged. Their newfound wealth allowed miss hogg and her brothers to bestow enormous cultural and charitable gifts upon houston, the city they had adopted as their hometown. Their newfound wealth allowed miss hogg and her brothers to give enormous cultural and charitable gifts to houston,. Ima hogg was born july 10, 1882, in mineola, texas, a railroad town where her father james, an attorney for the seventh district of texas, was gaining a reputation as a crusading litigator. Miss ima was a noted collector of early american art and antiques, and in 1966, she gave her home, bayou bend, and her collection to the houston museum of fine arts.

May 11, 2021 · born on july 10, 1882 to sarah ann stinson and james stephen big jim hogg, ima grew to become a philanthropist, patron of the arts, and an american society leader.