Thomas Twisden Hodges

Thomas Twisden Hodges (died 12 March 1865) was an English Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1835 and 1852.[1]

Hodges was the son of Thomas Law Hodges of Hemsted, MP for West Kent, and his wife Rebecca Twisden, daughter of Sir Roger Twisden.[2]

Hodges was elected at the 1835 general election as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the borough of Rochester, but did not stand again in 1837.[3] He unsuccessfully contested a by-election in 1842 for the borough of Canterbury, winning only 17 votes out of 1417.[4] He was returned for Rochester at the 1847 general election, and held the seat until he stood down in 1852.[3]

Hodges was a major in the West Kent Militia.[5]

In 1856 Hodges was living at St Hilda's when he was declared insolvent.[6]

Hodges married firstly, Mary Ann Floretta Chandless and secondly Rosa Nott (née Wilson) widow of General Sir William Nott.[2]

References

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 2)
  2. ^ a b Monumental Inscriptions of Benenden Church and Churchyard, from a book, published in 1889 by Rev Francis Haslewood, Rector of St Matthew's Church, Ipswich
  3. ^ a b Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 258. ISBN 0-900178-26-4. 
  4. ^ Craig, page78
  5. ^ London Gazette 1846
  6. ^ The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Wednesday 13 February 1856

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
John Mills
Ralph Bernal		 Member of Parliament for Rochester
1835 – 1837
With: Ralph Bernal		 Succeeded by
Thomas Benjamin Hobhouse
Ralph Bernal
Preceded by
James Douglas
William Bodkin		 Member of Parliament for Rochester
1847 – 1852
With: Ralph Bernal		 Succeeded by
Hon. Francis Child Villiers
Sir Thomas Maddock