Charles Constantine Hodgins (September 16, 1857 – March 11, 1942) was a farmer and politician in Ontario, Canada. He represented Middlesex North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1905 to 1908 as a Conservative member.[1]
Charles C. Hodgins | |
|---|---|
| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1905–1908 | |
| Preceded by | William Henry Taylor |
| Succeeded by | Duncan Campbell Ross |
| Constituency | Middlesex North |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 16, 1857 Biddulph township |
| Died | March 11, 1942 (aged 84) Woodstock, Ontario |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Margaret Matilda Hodgins (m. 1884) |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Hospital administrator |
Biography
editThe son of John Hodgins and Amelia Roberts, he was born in Biddulph township. After completing his education, Hodgins taught school for eight years, after which he settled on a farm.[1] He served as reeve for the township from 1887 to 1897. His grandfather Colonel James Hodgins, a native of County Tipperary, Ireland, had served as the first reeve of Biddulph.[2]
In 1884, he married Matilda Hodgins.[1] In 1908 he was appointed bursar of Ontario Hospital in Woodstock and then transferred to a hospital in Kingston in 1914. He retired in 1927. He died in 1942 in Woodstock.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c History of the County of Middlesex, Canada: From the Earliest Time to the Present, ... 1889. p. 862.
- ^ Culbert, Terry (2005). Terry Culbert's Lucan: Home of the Donnellys : Linger Longer in Lovely Lucan. p. 70. ISBN 1897113315.
- ^ "Former provincial member, Charles C. Hodgins dies". The Globe and Mail. March 12, 1942. p. 12.