Education
Hodgman graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1908, after being appointed from New York.
Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom
Hodgman graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1908, after being appointed from New York.
He served on a number of ships, and briefly as the 23rd Naval Governor of Guam. After leaving the Navy, he served as commercial attaché to several countries, notably to Hungary, where he gained notoriety for striking a Duke at a party. He served on a number of ships during his career.
In 1913, as an ensign, he served aboard the USS Nebraska. In 1917, Hodgman, then a lieutenant, served aboard the USS Connecticut. Hodgman served as acting Governor of Guam from November 22, 1919 to December 21, 1919.
After leaving the Navy, Hodgman served as a commercial attaché to Guatemala. In 1931, he was acting as commercial attaché to Hungary when he became involved in a diplomatic incident. He had been hosting a party shortly before returning to the United States on leave.
There, Heinrich Borwin, Duke of the House of Mecklenburg, made disparaging remarks about some of Hodgman's guests, prompting the diplomat to strike Borwin. Borwin consequently challenged Hodgman to a duel, which he declined before returning to the United States shortly thereafter. Despite this incident, Hodgman kept his post as diplomat, and was assigned to Montevideo, Uruguay later the same year.
He died on February 9, 1967 at San Diego, California.
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He was elected as a member of Hammersmith Metropolitan Borough Council in 1934, became an alderman in 1938, and was Leader of the Council from 1944 to 1945. He was elected at the 1945 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hammersmith South, having contested the seat unsuccessfully in 1935.