William Henry Hodgkins (June 9, 1840 – September 24, 1905) was an American politician who served in the Massachusetts State Senate,[5] as a member[7] and President[7][8] of the Somerville, Massachusetts, Common Council[6] and as the eighth Mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts.[1][2]

William Henry Hodgkins
8th Mayor of
Somerville, Massachusetts[1][2]
In office
1892[1] – January 6, 1896[3]
Preceded byCharles G. Pope
Succeeded byAlbion A. Perry
Member of the
Massachusetts State Senate[5][4]
Third Middlesex District[4]
In office
1898[4]–1899[4]
Preceded byJames A. Bailey, Jr.[4]
Succeeded byFranklin A. Huntress[4]
Majority2,891 (1898).[6]
President of the
Somerville, Massachusetts
Common Council[6]
In office
1874[6]–1874[6]
Preceded byCharles G. Pope[7]
Succeeded bySamuel M. Pennock[8]
Member of the
Somerville, Massachusetts
Common Council[7]
Ward 3[6][7]
In office
1873[7]–1874[7]
Personal details
BornJune 9, 1840[9]
Charlestown, Massachusetts[6]
DiedSeptember 24, 1905 (aged 65)[9]
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican[6]
Military service
AllegianceUnited States of America
Union[5]
Years of serviceJuly 22, 1862[6]-June 8, 1865[6]
RankSecond Lieutenant, (October 17, 1862); First Lieutenant and Adjutant, (October 23, 1863); Captain (May 6, 1864); Brevet Major, (March 25, 1865).[5]
Unit
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War,
*Battle of Fort Stedman[5]

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c City of Somerville, Massachusetts (1901), Municipal Manual of the City of Somerville, Massachusetts: published in the Year 1901, Somerville, MA: City of Somerville, Massachusetts, p. 199
  2. ^ a b City of Somerville, Massachusetts (1901), Municipal Manual of the City of Somerville, Massachusetts: published in the Year 1901, Somerville, MA: City of Somerville, Massachusetts, p. 201
  3. ^ Samuels, Edward Augustus (1897), Somerville, Past and Present: An Illustrated Historical Souvenir, Boston, MA: Samuels and Kimball, p. 165
  4. ^ a b c d e f City of Somerville, Massachusetts (1901), Municipal Manual of the City of Somerville, Massachusetts: published in the Year 1901, Somerville, MA: City of Somerville, Massachusetts, p. 184
  5. ^ a b c d e f g Society of the Army of the Cumberland (1907), Reunion of the Society of the Army of the Cumberland, Chattanooga, Tn.: Society of the Army of the Cumberland, p. 107
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1898), A Souvenir of Massachusetts Legislators 1898 Vol. VII, Stoughton, Ma: A. M. Bridgman, p. 114
  7. ^ a b c d e f g City of Somerville, Massachusetts (1901), Municipal Manual of the City of Somerville, Massachusetts: published in the Year 1901, Somerville, MA: City of Somerville, Massachusetts, p. 190
  8. ^ a b City of Somerville, Massachusetts (1901), Municipal Manual of the City of Somerville, Massachusetts: published in the Year 1901, Somerville, MA: City of Somerville, Massachusetts, p. 191
  9. ^ a b Society of the Army of the Cumberland (1907), Reunion of the Society of the Army of the Cumberland, Chattanooga, Tn.: Society of the Army of the Cumberland, p. 108
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Political offices
Preceded by
James A. Bailey, Jr.
Member of the
Massachusetts State Senate
Third Middlesex District

1898-1899
Succeeded by
Franklin A. Huntress
Preceded by 8th Mayor of
Somerville, Massachusetts

1892-January 6, 1896
Succeeded by
Albion A. Perry
Preceded by President of the
Somerville, Massachusetts,
Common Council

1874-1874
Succeeded by
Samuel M. Pennock