Samuel Hodgson
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for West Moreton
In office
28 September 1868  13 June 1870
Serving with George Thorn, Jr., Frederick Forbes
Preceded byPatrick O'Sullivan
Succeeded byJohn Ferrett
Member of the Queensland Legislative Council
In office
6 November 1871  16 April 1872
Personal details
Born
Samuel Hodgson

1838
England
Died1886 (aged 4748)
Isle of Man
NationalityEnglish Australian
SpouseMargaret Lucinda Forbes (b.1867)
OccupationBusinessman

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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
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