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John Hodgson (Wisconsin politician)

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John Hodgson


John Hodgson was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate.

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Biography

Hodgson was born in Yorkshire, England in 1812. In 1840, he married Cassandra M. Blake in Pontiac, Michigan. They would have six children, including Manville S. Hodgson, before her death on January 5, 1860. In December of that year, Hodgson married Esther Enos. He had settled in what is now Waukesha County, Wisconsin in 1842. Hodgson died there on December 22, 1869.

Senate career

Hodgson was elected to the Senate in 1861. He was a Republican.

References

John Hodgson (Wisconsin politician) Wikipedia