Thomas Law Hodges
Thomas Law Hodges (1776 – 14 May 1857)[1] was an English Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1830 and 1852.
Hodges was the son of Thomas Hallet Hodges of Hempsted Kent and his wife Dorothy Cartwright, daughter of William Cartwright of Marnham Hall Nottinghamshire.[2] He was a Deputy Lieutenant for Kent, a J.P. for Kent and Sussex and chairman of the quarter sessions. He was a major in the West Kent Militia.[3]
At the 1830 general election, Hodges was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Kent.[4] He was re-elected in 1831,[4] and held the seat until it was divided under the Great Reform Act in 1832.[1] At the 1832 general election he was elected as an MP for West Kent,[5] holding that seat until 1841, when two Conservative Party candidates were elected unopposed.[6] He was returned for West Kent at a contested election in 1847[6] and held the seat until his defeat at the 1852 general election.[6]
Hodges lived at Hemsted Place, Cranbrook, Kent, and died at the age of 80.
Hodges married Rebecca Twisden, daughter of Sir Roger Twisden, Bt in 1802. His son Thomas Twisden Hodges was also a politician.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "K" (part 1)[self-published source][better source needed]
- ↑ John Burke A genealogical and heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain Volume 2
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Monumental Inscriptions of Benenden Church and Churchyard, from a book, published in 1889 by Rev Francis Haslewood, Rector of St Matthew's Church, Ipswich
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 19009. p. 4. 1 January 1833. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Thomas Hodges
- Tate Collection - Portrait by Sir William Beechey
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Kent 1830 – 1832 With: Sir Edward Knatchbull, Bt to 1831 Thomas Rider from 1831 |
Constituency divided |
New constituency | Member of Parliament for West Kent 1832 – 1841 With: Thomas Rider to 1835 Sir William Geary, Bt 1835–38 Sir Edmund Filmer, Bt 1838–41 |
Succeeded by Viscount Marsham Sir Edmund Filmer, Bt |
Preceded by | Member of Parliament for West Kent 1847 – 1852 With: Sir Edmund Filmer, Bt |
Succeeded by William Masters Smith Sir Edmund Filmer, Bt |
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