Date of Birth: 29/06/1818
Place of Birth: Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England
Date of Death: 24/12/1902
Place of Death: Clopton House near Stratford-on-Avon, England
Parliamentary Service
| Petition of Mr James Boyle Committee No.17 |
06 Nov 1860 |
09 Nov 1860 |
4 days |
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| Clarence and Richmond Rivers Stream Navigation Company’s Bill Committee No.15 |
23 Oct 1860 |
09 Nov 1860 |
18 days |
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| Colonial Bank of Australia Incorporation Bill Committee No.13 |
19 Oct 1860 |
09 Nov 1860 |
22 days |
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| Fitz Roy Dry Dock Committee No.40 |
10 Apr 1860 |
04 Jul 1860 |
2 months 25 days |
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| Claims of Mr David Morris and others Committee No.11 |
20 Sep 1859 |
04 Jul 1860 |
9 months 15 days |
Chairman |
| Alluvial Lands of the Hunter Committee No.10 |
16 Sep 1859 |
04 Jul 1860 |
9 months 19 days |
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| Port of Newcastle Committee No.29 |
14 Sep 1859 |
04 Jul 1860 |
9 months 21 days |
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| Standing Orders Committee No.2 |
01 Sep 1859 |
04 Jul 1860 |
10 months 4 days |
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| Member for Newcastle |
14 Jun 1859 |
10 Nov 1860 |
1 year 4 months 28 days |
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| University of Sydney Committee No.8 |
14 Jan 1859 |
09 Apr 1859 |
2 months 27 days |
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| Railway to Morpeth Committee No.7 |
21 Dec 1858 |
09 Apr 1859 |
3 months 20 days |
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| University of Sydney Committee No.29 |
20 Jul 1858 |
26 Nov 1858 |
4 months 7 days |
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| Murders by the Aborigines on the Dawson River Committee No.22 |
15 Jun 1858 |
09 Apr 1859 |
9 months 26 days |
Chairman |
| Scab and Catarrh in Sheep Committee No.14 |
27 Apr 1858 |
26 Nov 1858 |
7 months |
Chairman |
| Special Return to Writ Committee No.5 |
31 Mar 1858 |
26 Nov 1858 |
7 months 27 days |
Chairman |
| Member for Clarence and Darling Downs |
29 Jan 1858 |
11 Apr 1859 |
1 year 2 months 14 days |
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| Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly |
29 Jan 1858 |
10 Nov 1860 |
2 years 9 months 13 days |
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| Member of the NSW Legislative Council |
01 Apr 1854 |
31 Jul 1854 |
4 months |
An Elective Member of the first Legislative Council 1843 - 1856 for the County of Stanley. Election declared void. |
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Naval Seaman and Pastoralist. Educated at Eton from 1828 - 1833. Entered the Navy and became a midshipman. Corpus Christi College at Cambridge from 1837 - 1838; to Sydney in 1839. Leased Cashbury in New England district. With Gilbert Elliott took up Eton Vale, Darling Downs, September 1840. By 1874 the property had been converted from leasehold to 90,000 acres freehold, had 83,000 sheep. General superintendent of Australian Agricultural Company 1856 - 1861. Director of Bank of Queensland 1863 - 1864. Travelled through England and Europe 1862 - 1867; settled in England 1870; bought Clopton estate near Stratford-on-Avon 1873 and lived the life of a country squire. Became sheriff of Warwickshire 1881 - 1882 and mayor of Stratford-on-Avon 1883 - 1888. . represented Queensland at exhibitions in London, Paris and Vienna. On Darling Downs had been an unofficial leader of 'Pure Merinos'. prime mover of Moreton Bay and Northern Districts Separation Association.
Honours Received
Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in 1878; Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in 1886
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for Warrego 1868 - 1869. Secretary for Public Works and Goldfields 1868; Colonial Secretary 1869.
Local Government Activity
Mayor of Stratford-on-Avon, England, 1883 - 1888.
Personal
Son of Reverend Edward Hodgson and Charlotte Pemberton. Married Eliza Dowling on 30 March 1842 and had issue, 4 daughters and 3 sons. Church of England.
