William Nicholson Hodgson (14 August 1801 – 2 April 1876) was a

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politician.

Political career

He was first elected MP for Carlisle in 1847 but this result was later declared void. However, he retained the seat in the resulting by-election in 1848. However, he lost the seat in 1852. In 1857, he regained the seat, but at the next election in 1859 was again defeated. Despite contesting the seat at a by-election in 1861, he did not regain the seat until 1865. He was then again defeated in 1868. However, at the same election, he stood for election in East Cumberland where he was elected and held the seat until his death in 1876.

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* UK MPs 1847–1852 UK MPs 1857–1859 UK MPs 1865–1868 UK MPs 1868–1874 UK MPs 1874–1880 1801 births 1876 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1800s-stub