Hodgson, Arthur
Personal
Birth Date:
29 June 1818 (Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire)
Death Date:
24 December 1902 (Clopton House, Stratford-on-Avon)
Parents:
Edward Hodgson and Charlotte (nee Pemberton)
Family:
Eliza Dowling on 30 March 1842, 3 sons, 4 daughters
Education:
Eton; Corpus Christi College at Cambridge
Religion:
Church of England
Career
In 1839 leased Cashbury in New England district; Took up Eton Vale on the Darling Downs, 1840; General superintendent, Australian Agricultural Co., 1856 to 1861; Director, Bank of Queensland, 1863 to 1864
Military Service:
He entered the Navy and in 1833-37 was a midshipman on HMS Canopus on the China station
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | NONE | Warrego | 18 Sep 1868 | 23 Nov 1869 |
Parliamentary Service
| Description | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Colonial Secretary | 28 Jan 1869 | 10 Nov 1869 |
| Secretary, Public Works | 10 Sep 1868 | 25 Nov 1868 |
Additional Information
Notes:
Hodgson entered political life as the prime mover of the Moreton Bay and Northern Districts Separation Association; He was Commissioner for Queensland at the following Exhibitions: London, 1862; Paris, 1867; Vienna, 1874; Paris, 1878; and London, 1886. For those services he was appointed CMG in 1878 and KCMG in 1886
Sources:
Image courtesy of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, Neg: 60195; Parliament of New South Wales website, www.parliament.nsw.gov.au; Waterson, DB, 'Hodgson, Sir Arthur (1818-1902)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, V.4, Melbourne University Press, 1972, pp 405-406
[Last Modified: Monday, 24 July 2017]