About James Hodges
Lived 1822 – 1895 (aged 72). James Hodges was a politician.
James Hodges (August 11, 1822 – February 15, 1895) was an American politician and businessman. He served as Mayor of Baltimore from 1885 to 1887.
Early life James Hodges was born on August 11, 1822, at Liberty Hall in Kent County, Maryland, to Mary Hanson (née Ringgold) and James Hodges Sr. Hodges was descended from many settlers of Kent County. William Hodges, Hodges's ancestor, came to Maryland from Virginia around 1665 and settled on a tract of land between Gray's Inn Creek and the Chesapeake Bay named Liberty Hall. Hodges's father was a farmer and represented Kent County in the Maryland legislature in 1823 and 1824. His father died in 1832.
Personal life Hodges married Josephine A. Bash on November 30, 1847. They had four children: Mary Ella, Ida Virginia, Lily Hanson and William Ringgold.
Hodges died on February 15, 1895, at his home in Baltimore.
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James Hodges died on 15 February 1895 in Baltimore.
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James Hodges was a politician.
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