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Adam King Hodgins

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Adam King Hodgins
Member of Parliament
for Middlesex East
In office
October 1925 – May 1930
Preceded byArchie Latimer Hodgins
Succeeded byFrank Boyes
Personal details
Born
Adam King Hodgins

(1859-11-01)1 November 1859
Lucan, Canada West
Died15 May 1932(1932-05-15) (aged 72)
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)1) Ellen Isaac (died)
2) Park m. 1925[1]
ProfessionAutomobile dealer, farmer

Adam King Hodgins (1 November 1859 – 15 May 1932) was a Canadian businessman and politician. Hodgins was a Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Lucan, Canada West and became an automobile dealer and farmer.

From 1908 to 1912, Hodgins served as a reeve of Biddulph Township, Ontario. In 1912, he was a warden for Middlesex County, Ontario.[1]

He was first elected to Parliament at the Middlesex East riding in the 1925 general election and re-elected there in the 1926 election. After completing two terms in the House of Commons, Hodgins left federal politics and did not seek re-election in the 1930 vote.

1925 Canadian federal election: Middlesex East
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Adam King Hodgins 5,220
Liberal Cecil Clarkson Ross 3,155
Progressive Archie Latimer Hodgins 2,518
1926 Canadian federal election: Middlesex East
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Adam King Hodgins 5,701
Progressive John Willard Freeborn 2,897
Liberal Cecil Clarkson Ross 2,506

References

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  1. ^ a b Normandin, A.L. (1929). Canadian Parliamentary Guide. Ottawa: Mortimer Company.
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