Robert H. Hodsden | |
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Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from Blount County | |
In office October 4, 1841 – October 5, 1845 | |
Preceded by | David McKamy |
Succeeded by | D.W. Tedford |
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from Knox and Sevier counties | |
In office October 7, 1861 – February 1862 | |
Preceded by | James S. Boyd |
Succeeded by | Samuel McCammon |
Personal details | |
Born | Smithfield, Virginia, U.S. | November 23, 1806
Died | June 18, 1864 Sevier County, Tennessee, U.S. | (aged 57)
Resting place | Brabson Cemetery Sevier County, Tennessee |
Political party | Whig |
Spouse | Mary Reese Brabson |
Relations | Reese Bowen Brabson (brother-in-law) |
Residence | Rose Glen |
Education | Jefferson Medical College |
Profession | Physician |
Robert Hatton Hodsden (November 23, 1806 – June 18, 1864) was an American physician, planter, and politician who served three terms in the Tennessee House of Representatives (1841–1845, 1861–1862). He worked as a government physician on the Cherokee removal ("Trail of Tears") in 1838, and served as president of the East Tennessee Medical Society in the mid-1850s. A Southern Unionist during the Civil War, Hodsden represented Sevier County at the East Tennessee Convention in 1861, and was later arrested by Confederate authorities.
Hodsden's 1840s-era house, Rose Glen, still stands near Sevierville, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.