Thomas Christopher Hodgman (7 June 1853 – 12 December 1930) was an Australian politician. He was born in Broadstairs in

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. In 1900 he was elected to the

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as the member for Brighton, transferring to Monmouth in 1903. In 1909, with the introduction of

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, he was elected as an

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member for Franklin. He retired in 1912. His nephew

Bill Hodgman William Clark Hodgman (14 May 1909 – 3 May 1997) was a Tasmanian politician. He served as a Member of the House of Assembly for Denison from 1955 to 1964 and a Member of the Legislative Council from 1971 to 1983. He was President of the Ta ...

would later serve in both houses of the Tasmanian Parliament from 1955 to 1983. Hodgman died in Hobart in 1930.

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1853 births 1930 deaths Free Trade Party politicians Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly People from Broadstairs English emigrants to Australia {{Australia-FreeTrade-politician-stub