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Hodgson Knighthoods

Sir Robert Hodgson: Born 1798; educated King's College, Nova Scotia. Barrister at Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia 1819; elected a member of House of Assembly 1825. Apponited Attorney and Advocate General and Surrogate and Judge of Probate 1828; a member of the Executive Council 1829; President of Legislative Council 1840. Acting Chief Justice 1841, Chief Justice 1852; Judge of Vice Admiralty Court 1853; Administrator of the Government 1865, 1870 and 1873-74; Lieut. Governor of PEI 1874-79. Made Kt. Bachelor 7 March 1869 by Letters Patent. Married (1827) Fanny, daughter of Capt. Ronald Macdonnell of Charlottetown, PEI. Sir Robert died 1880.

Sir Frederick Mitchell Hodgson: Born 1851; son of the Rev. Octavius Arthur Hodgson, Rector of East Stoke, Dorset. In Savings Bank Department of G.P.O. 1868-69; Postmaster General, British Guiana 1882-88; Colonial Secretary of Gold Coast 1888-98. Governor and Commander in Chief of Gold Coast 1898-1900; Governor and Commander in Chief, Barbados, 1900-04; Governor of British Guiana 1904-11. Major Commanding Gold Coast Rifle Volunteers which he raised in 1892; K.C.M.G. 3 June 1899. Married (1883) Mary Alice, daughter of William Alexander George Young, Governor of Gold Coast. Sir Frederick died in 1925.

Sir Richard Hodgson: Mayor of Carlisle; Kt. Bachelor 30 Dec 1795 dubbed at St. James' Palace.

Sir Arthur Hodgson: Born 1818; Mayor of Stratford-upon-Avon 1884-88; High Sheriff of Warwickshire 1881; K.C.M.G. 28 June 1886. Son of the Rev. Edward Hodgson, Vicar of Ricknmansworth. Educated at Eton and Cambridge University. Served three years as Midshipman in H.M.S. Canopus; sometime Colonial Secretary and Minister for Works in Queensland. Commissioner for Queensland at Universal Exhibitions in London in 1862, Paris 1867 and 1878, and in Vienna 1874. A Royal Commissioner and General Secretary to Reception Committee of Colonial and Indian Exhibition 1886. J.P. and D.L. for Warwickshire. Married in 1841 daughter of Sir James Dowling, Chief Justice of New South Wales.

Sir Edward Highton Hodgson: Born 1880; educated at St. Bees, Cumberland. Under Secretary at Board of Trade 1932-41; Second Secretary 1941-45; Principal Finance Officer 1946-49; Member National Research Development Corporation 1949; Kt. Bach. 8 July 1941; K.B.E. 1945. Married (1906) Gertrude, daughter of T. Adamson of Bolton, Lancashire. Sir Edward died in 1955.

Sir Edward Matthew Hodgson: Born 1820; son of Thomas Woodward Hodgson of Manchester. J.P. for Dublin and Member of Dublin County Council. Kt. Bach. 16 January 1901. Married 1st (1846) Letitia, daughter of Isaac Christian of Dublin; 2nd (1892) Emily Sarah, daughter of John Blackmore of Clifton, Bristol. Sir Edward died in 1904.

Sir Gerald Hassall Hodgson: Born 1891; educated Westminster School. Son of the Rev. Francis Douglas Hodgson of Broadstairs, Kent. With National Provincial Bank 1908-11; joined Parry & Co., Madras 1911, Director 1928-44; Chairman Madras Telephone Co., Trustee Madras Port Trust. Member Madras Legislative Assembly. Captain 6th Bn. Royal West Kent Regt. 1914-18; Chairman Madras Chamber of Commerce 1940-42; Kt. Bach. 23 Feb. 1943, dubbed in New Delhi. Married )1929) Sylvia Joan, daughter of Maximilian Robert Lawrence of Wimbledon.

Sir Mark Hodgson: Born 1880; educated Diamond Hall and Sunderland. Son of Joshua Hodgson of Hull. Technical College. Technical advisor to Admiralty 1916-18; Member Shipbuilding Committee of Ministry of War Transport and Admiralty 1944-48; General Secretary United Society of Boilermakers and Iron and Steel Shipbuilders 1936-48; J.P. (Northumberland) 1932; Kt Bach. 13 Feb. 1945. Married (1900) Elizabeth Jane, daughter of Henry Davie of Sunderland. Sir Mark died in 1967.

Sir William Hodgson: Born 1854. Son of Abraham Hodgson of Liverpool. Mayor of Crwe 1893; Alderman and Chairman Chesire County Council; Chairman Chesire Joint Sanatorium Committee; Kt. Bach. 11 Feb. 1921. Married (1881) Elizabeth, daughter of Richard Ward of Leeds. Sir William died in 1940.

Sir Robert MacLeod Hodgson: Born 1874. Son of the Ven. Robert Hodgson, Archdeacon of Stafford. Educated Trinity College, Oxford; Vice Consul at Marseilles 1901-7; Consul at Vladivostok 1911; Commercial Counsellor in Russia 1919; British Agent in Russia 1921-24; Charges d'Affaires in Moscow 1924-27; Minister & Consul General in Albania 1928. Married (1920) Olga, daughter of Paul Bellavin.

From the files of Kintracers Ltd., Kent, UK; Colin J. Parry, Director.

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