Charles D. Hodges
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Charles Drury Hodges was a U.S. Representative
from Illinois
.
Born in Queen Anne, Maryland
, Hodges attended the public schools and was graduated from Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut
, in 1829.
He studied law in Annapolis, Maryland
.
He was admitted to the bar
in 1831 and commenced practice in Annapolis.
He moved to Carrollton, Illinois
, in 1833 and resumed the practice of law.
He also engaged in the mercantile business for a short time.
He served as member of the State house of representatives 1851-1853.
Hodges was elected judge of Greene County in 1854.
He was reelected for a four-year term in 1858 but resigned in 1859 having been elected to Congress.
Secretary and treasurer of the St. Louis, Jacksonville &.
Chicago Railroad in 1858.
Afterward director for many years.
Hodges was elected as a Democrat
to the Thirty-fifth
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Thomas L. Harris and served from January 4 to March 3, 1859.
He was not a candidate for election to fill the vacancy in the Thirty-sixth
Congress, caused also by the death of Mr. Harris.
He resumed the practice of law in Carrollton, Illinois
.
Circuit judge 1867-1873.
He served as member of the State senate 1873-1877.
Again practiced law in Carrollton, Illinois
, until his death April 1, 1884.
He was interred in the City Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
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from Illinois
Illinois
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Born in Queen Anne, Maryland
Queen Anne, Maryland
Queen Anne is a town in Queen Anne's and Talbot counties in the U.S. state of Maryland. The population was 176 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Queen Anne is located at ....
, Hodges attended the public schools and was graduated from Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford, Connecticut
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, in 1829.
He studied law in Annapolis, Maryland
Annapolis, Maryland
Annapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Maryland, as well as the county seat of Anne Arundel County. It had a population of 38,394 at the 2010 census and is situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, south of Baltimore and about east of Washington, D.C. Annapolis is...
.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
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in 1831 and commenced practice in Annapolis.
He moved to Carrollton, Illinois
Carrollton, Illinois
Carrollton is a city in Greene County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,605 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Greene County.-Geography:Carrollton is located at ....
, in 1833 and resumed the practice of law.
He also engaged in the mercantile business for a short time.
He served as member of the State house of representatives 1851-1853.
Hodges was elected judge of Greene County in 1854.
He was reelected for a four-year term in 1858 but resigned in 1859 having been elected to Congress.
Secretary and treasurer of the St. Louis, Jacksonville &.
Chicago Railroad in 1858.
Afterward director for many years.
Hodges was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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to the Thirty-fifth
35th United States Congress
The 35th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1857 to March 3, 1859, during the first two years of James...
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Thomas L. Harris and served from January 4 to March 3, 1859.
He was not a candidate for election to fill the vacancy in the Thirty-sixth
36th United States Congress
The Thirty-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1859 to March 4, 1861, during the third and fourth...
Congress, caused also by the death of Mr. Harris.
He resumed the practice of law in Carrollton, Illinois
Carrollton, Illinois
Carrollton is a city in Greene County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,605 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Greene County.-Geography:Carrollton is located at ....
.
Circuit judge 1867-1873.
He served as member of the State senate 1873-1877.
Again practiced law in Carrollton, Illinois
Carrollton, Illinois
Carrollton is a city in Greene County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,605 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Greene County.-Geography:Carrollton is located at ....
, until his death April 1, 1884.
He was interred in the City Cemetery.