Samuel Hodgson Explained

Samuel Hodgson
Constituency Am:West Moreton
Assembly:Queensland Legislative
Term Start:28 September 1868
Term End:13 June 1870
Predecessor:Patrick O'Sullivan
Successor:John Ferrett
Alongside:George Thorn, Jr., Frederick Forbes
Office1:Member of the Queensland Legislative Council
Term Start1:6 November 1871
Term End1:16 April 1872
Birth Date:1838
Birth Place:England
Death Place:Isle of Man
Birthname:Samuel Hodgson
Nationality:English Australian
Spouse:Margaret Lucinda Forbes (b.1867)
Occupation:Businessman

Samuel Hodgson (1838 – 29 November 1886) was both a member of the Queensland Legislative Council and the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

Hodgson was born in England in 1838. He arrived in Queensland in 1863 and within a year, he was a partner in a firm trading as Clarke, Hodgson & Co. He entered politics in 1868, winning the seat of West Moreton, holding it till 1870. A year later, Hodgson was appointed to the Queensland Legislative Council but resigned just six months later.[1]

Hodgson left to return to England in 1886 but died at his home Ellenbrooke, on the Isle of Man later that year.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former Members. Parliament of Queensland. 2015. 8 March 2015.