George Tisdale Hodges

George Tisdale Hodges (July 4, 1789 – August 9, 1860) was a U.S. Representative from Vermont.

Born in Clarendon, Vermont, Hodges attended the common schools. He engaged in business in Rutland, Vermont. He served as member of the State house of representatives 1827-1829, 1839, and 1840. He served in the State senate 1845-1847 and was president pro tempore of that body in 1846 and 1847. He served as presidential elector on the Whig ticket in 1848. He served as president of the Bank of Rutland for over twenty-five years.

Hodges was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-fourth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of James Meacham and served from December 1, 1856, to March 3, 1857. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1856. He died in Rutland, Vermont, August 9, 1860. He was interred in Evergreen Cemetery.

References

George Tisdale Hodges at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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Name	Hodges, George Tisdale
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Date of birth	July 4, 1789
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Date of death	August 9, 1860
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