George Tisdale Hodges

July 4, 1789 (age 71)

Clarendon, Vermont , United States

Involved in the banking industry in Rutland, Vermont, Hodges served as president of the Bank of Rutland for over twenty-five years. He served in the Vermont State Senate from 1845 to 1847 and was President pro tempore in 1846 and 1847. A Whig Presidential Elector for Vermont in 1848, Hodges became a Republican when that party was founded. In 1856 he was elected to the Thirty-fourth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of James Meacham. He served from December 1, 1856 to March 3, 1857. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1856. Hodges died on August 9, 1860 in Rutland. He is interred at Evergreen Cemetery in Rutland.

George Tisdale Hodges

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Background

Hodges, George Tisdale was born on July 4, 1789 in Clarendon, Vermont, United States.

Career

Involved in the banking industry in Rutland, Vermont, Hodges served as president of the Bank of Rutland for over twenty-five years. He served in the Vermont State Senate from 1845 to 1847 and was President pro tempore in 1846 and 1847. A Whig Presidential Elector for Vermont in 1848, Hodges became a Republican when that party was founded.

In 1856 he was elected to the Thirty-fourth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of James Meacham.

He served from December 1, 1856 to March 3, 1857. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1856.

Hodges died on August 9, 1860 in Rutland. He is interred at Evergreen Cemetery in Rutland.

Achievements

George Tisdale Hodges has been listed as a noteworthy congressman by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Hodges served as a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1827 to 1829, 1839 and 1840.

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