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Samuel Hodgson

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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 47–48)
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

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  1. ^ a b c "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by Member for West Moreton
1868–1870
Served alongside: George Thorn, Jr., Frederick Forbes
Succeeded by