Thomas Twisden Hodges

Thomas Twisden Hodges (29 August 1809 – 12 March 1865) was an English Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1835 and 1852.[1]

Grave of Thomas Twisden Hodges in Brookwood Cemetery

Hodges was the son of Thomas Law Hodges of Hemsted Park, MP for West Kent, and his wife Rebecca Twisden, daughter of Sir Roger Twisden.[2]

Hodges was elected at the 1835 general election as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the borough of Rochester, but did not stand again in 1837.[3] He unsuccessfully contested a by-election in 1842 for the borough of Canterbury, winning only 17 votes out of 1417.[4] He was returned for Rochester at the 1847 general election, and held the seat until he stood down in 1852.[3]

Hodges was a major in the West Kent Militia.[5]

In 1856 Hodges was living at St Hilda's when he was declared insolvent.[6]

Hodges married firstly, Mary Ann Floretta Chandless.[2] He married secondly, in 1854, Rosa, Lady Nott, widow of General Sir William Nott, and daughter of Major P. L. Dore, 3rd Foot. After her second husband's death she resumed the name Lady Nott. She died in August 1901.[7] Thomas Twisden Hodges is buried in Brookwood Cemetery.

References
  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 2)
  2. Monumental Inscriptions of Benenden Church and Churchyard, from a book, published in 1889 by Rev Francis Haslewood, Rector of St Matthew's Church, Ipswich
  3. Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 258. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
  4. Craig, page78
  5. London Gazette 1846
  6. The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Wednesday 13 February 1856
  7. "Obituary - Lady Nott". The Times. No. 36544. London. 27 August 1901. p. 4.


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