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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MassachusettsJames Leonard HODGES
(1790-1846)
HODGES, James Leonard, a
Representative from Massachusetts; born in Taunton, Bristol County,
Mass., April 24, 1790; attended the common schools; studied law;
was admitted to the bar and practiced; bank cashier; postmaster of
Taunton; member of the State constitutional convention in 1820;
served in the senate in 1823 and 1824; elected as an Adams
candidate to the Twentieth Congress and reelected as an
Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-first, and Twenty-second Congresses
(March 4, 1827-March 3, 1833); declined to be a candidate for
renomination; died in Taunton, Bristol County, Mass., March 8,
1846; interment in Plain Burying Ground.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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