| William Nicholson Hodgson | |
| Office: | Member of Parliament for East Cumberland |
| Term Start: | 23 November 1868 |
| Term End: | 2 April 1876 |
| Predecessor: | Charles Howard William Marshall |
| Alongside: | Charles Howard |
| Successor: | Charles Howard Stafford Howard |
| Office2: | Member of Parliament for Carlisle |
| Term Start2: | 12 July 1865 |
| Term End2: | 18 November 1868 |
| Predecessor2: | Wilfrid Lawson Edmund Potter |
| Alongside2: | Edmund Potter |
| Successor2: | Edmund Potter Wilfrid Lawson |
| Term Start3: | 27 March 1857 |
| Term End3: | 29 April 1859 |
| Predecessor3: | James Graham Joseph Ferguson |
| Alongside3: | James Graham |
| Successor3: | James Graham Wilfrid Lawson |
| Term Start4: | 30 July 1847 |
| Term End4: | 8 July 1852 |
| Predecessor4: | William Marshall Philip Howard |
| Alongside4: | Philip Howard (1848–1852) John Dixon (1847–1848) |
| Successor4: | Joseph Ferguson James Graham |
| Birth Date: | 14 August 1801 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Party: | Conservative |
William Nicholson Hodgson (14 August 1801 – 2 April 1876) was a British Conservative politician.
He was first elected MP for Carlisle in 1847 but this result was later declared void. However, he retained the seat in the resulting by-election in 1848. However, he lost the seat in 1852. In 1857, he regained the seat, but at the next election in 1859 was again defeated. Despite contesting the seat at a by-election in 1861, he did not regain the seat until 1865. He was then again defeated in 1868.
However, at the same election, he stood for election in East Cumberland where he was elected and held the seat until his death in 1876.[1]