Charles Constantine Hodgins Explained

Charles C. Hodgins
Office1:Ontario MPP
Term Start1:1905
Term End1:1908
Predecessor1:William Henry Taylor
Successor1:Duncan Campbell Ross
Constituency1:Middlesex North
Party:Conservative
Birth Date:16 September 1857
Birth Place:Biddulph township
Death Place:Woodstock, Ontario
Occupation:Hospital administrator
Spouse:Margaret Matilda Hodgins (m. 1884)
Children:2

Charles Constantine Hodgins (September 16, 1857  - March 11, 1942) was a farmer and politician in Ontario, Canada. He represented Middlesex North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1905 to 1908 as a Conservative member.

Biography

The son of John Hodgins and Amelia Roberts, he was born in Biddulph township. After completing his education, Hodgins taught school for eight years, after which he settled on a farm. He served as reeve for the township from 1887 to 1897. His grandfather Colonel James Hodgins, a native of County Tipperary, Ireland, had served as the first reeve of Biddulph.[1]

In 1884, he married Matilda Hodgins.[2] In 1908 he was appointed bursar of Ontario Hospital in Woodstock and then transferred to a hospital in Kingston in 1914. He retired in 1927. He died in 1942 in Woodstock.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Culbert, Terry . Terry Culbert's Lucan: Home of the Donnellys : Linger Longer in Lovely Lucan . 70 . 2005 . 1897113315.
  2. Book: History of the County of Middlesex, Canada: From the Earliest Time to the Present, ... . 862 . 1889.
  3. News: Former provincial member, Charles C. Hodgins dies . The Globe and Mail . March 12, 1942 . 12.