Douglas Hodgkin

Douglas Irving Hodgkin is an American political scientist and author. He is a professor emeritus of politics at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine.

Douglas Hodgkin
Born
Douglas Irving Hodgkin

Lewiston, Maine, U.S.
Alma materYale University
Duke University

Biography

Hodgkin was born in Lewiston, Maine.[1] Hodgkin received his B.A. from Yale University and his M.A. and Ph.D from Duke University. Hodgkin taught for 34 years at Bates, retired in 2000 at the age of 61.[2][3][4] He remains an emeritus professor at Bates.[5]

He wrote books on Lewiston history, including Frontier to Industrial City and Lewiston Politics in the Gilded Age. In 2005, Hodgkin published Fractured Family, a short book on the Maine courts.[3][6] While a professor, Hodgkin was an activist with the Maine Republican Party.[2] He has been a long-time member of the Androscoggin Historical Society board of directors and of the Lewiston Historic Preservation Review Board.

See also

References
  1. "Bangor Daily News quotes Professor Emeritus Hodgkin on Republican candidate". 2010-06-04. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
  2. "Winter 2000: Our Man in Lewiston". abacus.bates.edu. April 27, 2000. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  3. "Doug Hodgkin / Sunday Author Series". Lewiston Public Library, Maine. November 1, 2015. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  4. "Author Visit: Douglas Hodgkin 4/13". Auburn Public Library. 2017-03-26. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
  5. "Faculty". Bates College. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  6. Meyer, J (October 5, 2015). "Hodgkin to appear at Andro Historical Society". Lewiston Sun Journal. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
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