George Tisdale Hodges (July 4, 1789August 9, 1860) was an American politician who served as a
U.S. Representative
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from
Vermont
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. He was the first
Republican
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Political ideology
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member of the
United States House of Representatives
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,although there was a similar
Opposition Party
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.
Early life
Hodges was born in
Clarendon in the
Vermont Republic and attended the common schools.
Career
Involved in the banking industry in
Rutland, Vermont, Hodges served as president of the Bank of Rutland for over twenty-five years.
Hodges served as a member of the
Vermont House of Representatives from 1827 to 1829, 1839 and 1840. He served in the
Vermont State Senate
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from 1845 to 1847 and was
President pro tempore in 1846 and 1847.
A
Whig Presidential Elector
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for Vermont in 1848, Hodges became a
Republican
Republican can refer to:
Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
when that party was founded. In 1856 he was elected to the
Thirty-fourth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of
James Meacham
James Meacham (August 16, 1810 – August 23, 1856) was an American politician, minister and professor. He served as a U.S. Representative from Vermont from 1849 until his death.
Early life
Meacham was born in Rutland Town, Vermont to Lew ...
. He served from December 1, 1856, to March 3, 1857.
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1856.
Death
Hodges died on August 9, 1860, in Rutland. He is
interred
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at
Evergreen Cemetery in Rutland.
References
External links
*
The Political Graveyardgovtrack.us
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1789 births
1860 deaths
People from Clarendon, Vermont
American bankers
Vermont Whigs
Members of the Vermont House of Representatives
Vermont state senators
Presidents pro tempore of the Vermont Senate
Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Vermont
19th-century American politicians
19th-century American businesspeople
Burials at Evergreen Cemetery (Rutland, Vermont)