John Hodgson (Pennsylvania politician)

John Hodgson
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the Chester County district
In office
1858–1858
Preceded byEbenezer V. Dickey, James Penrose, Paxson Vickers
Succeeded byIsaac Acker, William T. Shafer, Caleb Pierce
Personal details
Died (aged 74)
Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Elizabeth Hall
(m. 1829, died)
Children5
Occupation
  • Politician
  • newspaperman

John Hodgson (died December 2, 1881) was an American politician and newspaperman from Pennsylvania. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing Chester County in 1858. He published various newspapers in Pennsylvania, including the Norristown Herald, The Jeffersonian and Democratic Herald, and the Chester Times.