William Henry Hodgkins | |
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| 8th Mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts[1][2] | |
| In office 1892[1] – January 6, 1896[3] | |
| Preceded by | Charles G. Pope |
| Succeeded by | Albion A. Perry |
| Member of the Massachusetts State Senate[5][4] Third Middlesex District[4] | |
| In office 1898[4]–1899[4] | |
| Preceded by | James A. Bailey, Jr.[4] |
| Succeeded by | Franklin A. Huntress[4] |
| Majority | 2,891 (1898).[6] |
| President of the Somerville, Massachusetts Common Council[6] | |
| In office 1874[6]–1874[6] | |
| Preceded by | Charles G. Pope[7] |
| Succeeded by | Samuel M. Pennock[8] |
| Member of the Somerville, Massachusetts Common Council[7] Ward 3[6][7] | |
| In office 1873[7]–1874[7] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 9, 1840[9] Charlestown, Massachusetts[6] |
| Died | September 24, 1905 (aged 65)[9] |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican[6] |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States of America Union[5] |
| Years of service | July 22, 1862[6]-June 8, 1865[6] |
| Rank | Second Lieutenant, (October 17, 1862); First Lieutenant and Adjutant, (October 23, 1863); Captain (May 6, 1864); Brevet Major, (March 25, 1865).[5] |
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| Battles/wars | American Civil War, *Battle of Fort Stedman[5] |
William Henry Hodgkins (June 9, 1840 – September 24, 1905) was an American politician who served in the Massachusetts State Senate,[5] as a member[7] and President[7][8] of the Somerville, Massachusetts, Common Council[6] and as the eighth Mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts.[1][2]
- ^ a b c City of Somerville, Massachusetts (1901), Municipal Manual of the City of Somerville, Massachusetts: published in the Year 1901, Somerville, MA: City of Somerville, Massachusetts, p. 199
- ^ a b City of Somerville, Massachusetts (1901), Municipal Manual of the City of Somerville, Massachusetts: published in the Year 1901, Somerville, MA: City of Somerville, Massachusetts, p. 201
- ^ Samuels, Edward Augustus (1897), Somerville, Past and Present: An Illustrated Historical Souvenir, Boston, MA: Samuels and Kimball, p. 165
- ^ a b c d e f City of Somerville, Massachusetts (1901), Municipal Manual of the City of Somerville, Massachusetts: published in the Year 1901, Somerville, MA: City of Somerville, Massachusetts, p. 184
- ^ a b c d e f g Society of the Army of the Cumberland (1907), Reunion of the Society of the Army of the Cumberland, Chattanooga, Tn.: Society of the Army of the Cumberland, p. 107
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1898), A Souvenir of Massachusetts Legislators 1898 Vol. VII, Stoughton, Ma: A. M. Bridgman, p. 114
- ^ a b c d e f g City of Somerville, Massachusetts (1901), Municipal Manual of the City of Somerville, Massachusetts: published in the Year 1901, Somerville, MA: City of Somerville, Massachusetts, p. 190
- ^ a b City of Somerville, Massachusetts (1901), Municipal Manual of the City of Somerville, Massachusetts: published in the Year 1901, Somerville, MA: City of Somerville, Massachusetts, p. 191
- ^ a b Society of the Army of the Cumberland (1907), Reunion of the Society of the Army of the Cumberland, Chattanooga, Tn.: Society of the Army of the Cumberland, p. 108