William H. Hodgkins

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

William Henry Hodgkins (June 9, 1840 September 24, 1905) was an American politician who served in the Massachusetts State Senate, as a member and President of the Somerville, Massachusetts, Common Council and as the eighth Mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts.