Researching Clayton Hodgson
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 20754 people with the Hodgson surname? In that year Hodgson was ranked number 173 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Clayton means "From the clay town" and is of English origin.
Records of Clayton Hodgson on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Clayton Hodgson and the Hodgson Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 24499 people with the Hodgson surname in the UK? Hodgson is now ranked number 208 for popularity in the UK. |
Hodgson Family History Databases
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Clayton Hodgson
Clayton Wesley Hodgson (20 March 1897 – 14 April 1970) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Burnt River, Ontario and became a lumber merchant by career.
He was first elected at the Victoria riding in the 1945 general election then re-elected there for successive terms in the 1949, 1953, 1957, 1958 and 1962 federal elections.
From August 1957 to February 1958, he was Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Public Works then from November 1959 to November 1961, he served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport.
Hodgson died at Haliburton, Ontario aged 73, leaving a wife, three sons and a daughter.
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