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George Tisdale Hodges

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Preceded by
  
James Meacham

Name
  
George Hodges

Spouse(s)
  
Emily Bliss Hodges


Citizenship
  
US

Role
  
American Politician

George Tisdale Hodges

Born
  
July 4, 1789 Clarendon, Vermont, U.S. (
1789-07-04
)

Resting place
  
Evergreen Cemetery Rutland, Vermont

Children
  
Lorain Hodges Mary Elizabeth Hodges Miriam L. Hodges Caroline Keith Hodges George Hodges Emily Hodges Townsend James Bliss Hodges John H. Hodges

Died
  
August 9, 1860, Rutland City, Vermont, United States

Political party
  
Whig Party, Republican Party

Succeeded by
  
Eliakim Persons Walton

George Tisdale Hodges (July 4, 1789 – August 9, 1860) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Vermont.

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Early life

Hodges was born in Clarendon, Vermont and attended the common schools.

Career

Involved in the banking industry in Rutland, Vermont, Hodges served as president of the Bank of Rutland for over twenty-five years.

Hodges served as a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1827 to 1829, 1839 and 1840. He served in the Vermont State Senate from 1845 to 1847 and was President pro tempore in 1846 and 1847.

A Whig Presidential Elector for Vermont in 1848, Hodges became a Republican when that party was founded. In 1856 he was elected to the Thirty-fourth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of James Meacham. He served from December 1, 1856 to March 3, 1857. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1856.

Death

Hodges died on August 9, 1860 in Rutland. He is interred at Evergreen Cemetery in Rutland.

References

George Tisdale Hodges Wikipedia