Kirkman Hodgson

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.1871 England census. Class: RG10; Piece: 2085; Folio: 44; Page: 7; GSU roll: 831781{{Cite web|url=http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=PfStUm0tbSbFfBsHPv1ulA&scan=1|title=Index entry|access-date=14 January 2009|work=FreeBMD|publisher=ONS}}{{cite news|title=Obituary|work=The Cornishman|issue=62|date=18 September 1879|page=6}}{{cite web |url=http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/about/pdfs/deputygovernors.pdf |title=Deputy Governors of the Bank of England |publisher=Bank of England |access-date=3 January 2014 }}{{Dead link|date=May 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 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.{{Cite book |last=Parish |first=W.D. |author-link=s:Author:William Douglas Parish |chapter-url=http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/List_of_Carthusians,_1800–1879/H |title=List of Carthusians, 1800–1879, surname H |chapter=Surnames: H |access-date=2009-01-15 |year=1879 |publisher=Farncombe & Co. |location=Lewes |pages=119 }} Hodgson married Frances Butler (1822–1851) in 1843{{Cite web|url=http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=1nlk%2FnUm6XbKaiYRlrb0%2Bw&scan=1|title=Index entry|access-date=14 January 2009|work=FreeBMD|publisher=ONS}}
{{Cite web|url=http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=L26H%2FGQsYSKGC8KFzksk5Q&scan=1|title=Index entry|access-date=14 January 2009|work=FreeBMD|publisher=ONS}} and the children to the marriage were Caroline Anna and Robert Kirkman.

Hodgson died at his residence of Ashgrove, Sevenoaks, Kent.

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