George T. Hodges Explained

George Tisdale Hodges
State1:Vermont
District1:1st
Term Start1:December 1, 1856
Term End1:March 3, 1857
Preceded1:James Meacham
Succeeded1:Eliakim Persons Walton
Office2:Member of the Vermont Senate
Term2:1845–1847
Office3:Member of the Vermont House of Representatives
Term3:1827–1829
1839–1840
Birth Date:4 July 1789
Birth Place:Clarendon, Vermont Republic
Death Place:Rutland, Vermont, U.S.
Resting Place:Evergreen Cemetery
Rutland, Vermont
Citizenship:US
Spouse:Emily Bliss Hodges
Children:Lorain Hodges
Mary Elizabeth Hodges
Miriam L. Hodges
Caroline Keith Hodges
George Hodges
Emily Hodges Townsend
James Bliss Hodges
John H. Hodges
Profession:Lawyer
Banker
Politician
Party:Whig
Republican

George Tisdale Hodges (July 4, 1789August 9, 1860) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Vermont. He was the first Republican member of the United States House of Representatives,although there was a similar Opposition Party.

Early life

Hodges was born in Clarendon in the Vermont Republic 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.[1] He served in the Vermont State Senate from 1845 to 1847 and was President pro tempore in 1846 and 1847.[2]

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.[3] 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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: HODGES, George Tisdale, (1789 - 1860). Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. October 10, 2012.
  2. Web site: George Tisdale Hodges (1789-1860) . The Political Graveyard. October 10, 2012.
  3. Web site: Rep. George Hodges. govtrack.us . October 10, 2012.