Kirkman_Hodgson

Kirkman Hodgson

Kirkman Hodgson

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Kirkman Daniel Hodgson, JP (1814 – 11 September 1879) was an East India merchant and banker, becoming a partner in the mercantile firm of Baring Brothers and Co. He later became Deputy Governor and Governor of the Bank of England (1863–1865) and a Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom.[1][2][3][4] He first stood in Bridport in 1857 to 1868 and later stood in the constituency of Bristol after winning a by-election in 1870 and retaining the seat in the 1874 General Elections. His resignation triggered the 1878 Bristol by-election.

Family

He was the son of John Hodgson, of The Elms, Hampstead. He attended Charterhouse School in 1826.[5] Hodgson married Frances Butler (1822–1851) in 1843[6] and the children to the marriage were Caroline Anna and Robert Kirkman.

Hodgson died at his residence of Ashgrove, Sevenoaks, Kent.[3]

References

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    1871 England census. Class: RG10; Piece: 2085; Folio: 44; Page: 7; GSU roll: 831781
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    "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 14 January 2009.
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    "Obituary". The Cornishman. No. 62. 18 September 1879. p. 6.
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    "Deputy Governors of the Bank of England" (PDF). Bank of England. Retrieved 3 January 2014.[permanent dead link]
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    Parish, W.D. (1879). "Surnames: H". List of Carthusians, 1800–1879, surname H. Lewes: Farncombe & Co. p. 119. Retrieved 15 January 2009.
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    "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 14 January 2009.
    "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 14 January 2009.
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