Bill Hodgman

{{Short description|Australian politician (1909–1997)}}

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|honorific-suffix = OBE QC

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|office = President of the Tasmanian Legislative Council

|term_start = 9 June 1981

|term_end = 28 May 1983

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|predecessor = Charles Fenton

|successor = Harry Braid

|birth_name = William Clark Hodgman

|birth_date = 14 May 1909

|birth_place = Hobart

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|party = Independent (1959–1997)

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William Clark Hodgman {{post-nominals|country=GBR|OBE|QC}} (14 May 1909 – 3 May 1997) was a Tasmanian politician. He served as a Member of the House of Assembly for Denison from 1955 to 1964 and a Member of the Legislative Council from 1971 to 1983. He was President of the Tasmanian Legislative Council from 1981 to 1983.{{cite Tas Parliament |id=hodgmanw522 |title=Hodgman, Bill |access-date=24 July 2022}} Originally a Liberal, he became an independent in 1959.

William Clark Hodgman was the father of politicians Michael Hodgman and Peter Hodgman, and the grandfather of the 45th Premier of Tasmania and Australian High Commissioner to Singapore, Will Hodgman.