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	[[Image:HodgdonJohn.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|John Hodgdon]]HODGDON, John. (Weare, Hillsboro Co., NH, Oct. 8, 1800--Dubuque, IA, Aug. 27, 1883). [[MAYOR]]. Hodgdon prepared for college at Exeter Academy. He entered Bowdoin College and graduated from that institution in 1827. He studied law with Allan Gilman, of Bangor, Maine, and was admitted to the bar and practiced law there. In 1838, he was united in marriage to Miss Margaret Amelia Legget, a native of New York. In 1843, he went to Holton, Maine to settle two townships of land, one of which was given him by his grandfather, and one he bought; he remained there ten years. While living in Maine, Hodgdon was elected to the State Senate, served two terms, and was chosen presiding office of that body. When only 33 years of age, he was elected President of the Mercantile Bank of Bangor, Maine. He was a member of the Governor's Council in 1833. He held the office of Bank Commissioner and Bank Examiner six years and also held the office of State Land Agent four years. He was appointed by President Polk Commissioner, on the part of the State of Maine, to confer with George W. Coffin on the part of the State of Massachusetts, to settle and distribute the disputed Territory Fund. He was a member of the first Presidential Convention ever held in the United States held at Baltimore, Maryland on May 22, 1832. (1)		[[Image:HodgdonJohn.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|John Hodgdon]]HODGDON, John. (Weare, Hillsboro Co., NH, Oct. 8, 1800--Dubuque, IA, Aug. 27, 1883). [[MAYOR]]. Hodgdon prepared for college at Exeter Academy. He entered Bowdoin College and graduated from that institution in 1827. He studied law with Allan Gilman, of Bangor, Maine, and was admitted to the bar and practiced law there. In 1838, he was united in marriage to Miss Margaret Amelia Legget, a native of New York. In 1843, he went to Holton, Maine to settle two townships of land, one of which was given him by his grandfather, and one he bought; he remained there ten years. While living in Maine, Hodgdon was elected to the State Senate, served two terms, and was chosen presiding office of that body. When only 33 years of age, he was elected President of the Mercantile Bank of Bangor, Maine. He was a member of the Governor's Council in 1833. He held the office of Bank Commissioner and Bank Examiner six years and also held the office of State Land Agent four years. He was appointed by President Polk Commissioner, on the part of the State of Maine, to confer with George W. Coffin on the part of the State of Massachusetts, to settle and distribute the disputed Territory Fund. He was a member of the first Presidential Convention ever held in the United States held at Baltimore, Maryland on May 22, 1832. (1)

	He came West to Iowa, and settled in Dubuque on November 1, 1853 and bought and sold land. In 1859, he again resumed the practice of law~~. He was elected~~ mayor ~~six years later~~. (2)		He came West to Iowa, and settled in Dubuque on November 1, 1853 and bought and sold land. In 1859, he again resumed the practice of law and became mayor. (2)

	During his term, he frequently boasted that all city expenses during his administration totaled less than $10,000.		During his term, he frequently boasted that all city expenses during his administration totaled less than $10,000. The [[DUBUQUE CITY HALL]] was completed. A total of 611 wagon, some carrying men from Dubuque, left the city in search of Colorado [[GOLD]]. The post office was housed in a building on the north side of 6th Street between Main and Locust or in the [[ODD FELLOWS TEMPLE]] on Eighth and Bluff. Fire destroyed this building on June 19, 1859. [[HERRON, Francis J.\|Francis J. HERRON]] formed a militia group called the [[GOVERNOR'S GREYS]] which saw service beginning in the [[CIVIL WAR]]. The [[JACKSON GUARDS]] were also organized.

	In 1868 Hodgdon was elected president of the board of education and held the office for six years. He declined to run again but did agree to serve as a trustee of the State Asylum for the Blind at Vinton. He also helped organize and then served as a director of the [[SECOND NATIONAL BANK]].		In 1868 Hodgdon was elected president of the board of education and held the office for six years. He declined to run again but did agree to serve as a trustee of the State Asylum for the Blind at Vinton. He also helped organize and then served as a director of the [[SECOND NATIONAL BANK]].

			For other civic activities in 1859, enter "1859" in the search feature of this encyclopedia.

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 He came West to Iowa, and settled in Dubuque on November 1, 1853 and bought and sold land. In 1859, he again resumed the practice of law. He was elected mayor six years later. (2)
-During his term, he frequently boasted that all city expenses during his administration totaled less than $10,000. The disbanding of the police force in the spring of 1859 was followed by an increase in all manner of crimes in Dubuque — fires, burglaries, pickpockets, etc.
+During his term, he frequently boasted that all city expenses during his administration totaled less than $10,000.
 In 1868 Hodgdon was elected president of the board of education and held the office for six years. He declined to run again but did agree to serve as a trustee of the State Asylum for the Blind at Vinton. He also helped organize and then served as a director of the [[SECOND NATIONAL BANK]].

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	1. Oldt, Franklin T. '''History of Dubuque County, Iowa'''. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880, p. 805		1. Oldt, Franklin T. '''History of Dubuque County, Iowa'''. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880, p. 805

	2. "Dubuque Sought Business Methods From Beginning," Telegraph Herald, March 27, 1921, p. 14. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bi5eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SmANAAAAIBAJ&pg=6644,4092622&dq=james+fanning+dubuque&hl=en		2. "Dubuque Sought Business Methods From Beginning," ''Telegraph Herald'', March 27, 1921, p. 14. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bi5eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SmANAAAAIBAJ&pg=6644,4092622&dq=james+fanning+dubuque&hl=en


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	Family History: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ernest_keene&id=I63604		Family History: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ernest_keene&id=I63604

	[[Image:HodgdonJohn.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|John Hodgdon]]HODGDON, John. (Weare, Hillsboro Co., NH, Oct. 8, 1800-Dubuque, IA, Aug. 27, 1883). [[MAYOR]]. Hodgdon prepared for college at Exeter Academy. He entered Bowdoin College and graduated from that institution in 1827. He studied law with Allan Gilman, of Bangor, Maine, and was admitted to the bar and practiced law there. In 1838, he was united in marriage to Miss Margaret Amelia Legget, a native of New York. In 1843, he went to Holton, Maine to settle two townships of land, one of which was given him by his grandfather, and one he bought; he remained there ten years. While living in Maine, Hodgdon was elected to the State Senate, served two terms, and was chosen presiding office of that body. When only 33 years of age, he was elected President of the Mercantile Bank of Bangor, Maine. He was a member of the Governor's Council in 1833. He held the office of Bank Commissioner and Bank Examiner six years and also held the office of State Land Agent four years. He was appointed by President Polk Commissioner, on the part of the State of Maine, to confer with George W. Coffin on the part of the State of Massachusetts, to settle and distribute the disputed Territory Fund. He was a member of the first Presidential Convention ever held in the United States held at Baltimore, Maryland on May 22, 1832. (1)		[[Image:HodgdonJohn.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|John Hodgdon]]HODGDON, John. (Weare, Hillsboro Co., NH, Oct. 8, 1800--Dubuque, IA, Aug. 27, 1883). [[MAYOR]]. Hodgdon prepared for college at Exeter Academy. He entered Bowdoin College and graduated from that institution in 1827. He studied law with Allan Gilman, of Bangor, Maine, and was admitted to the bar and practiced law there. In 1838, he was united in marriage to Miss Margaret Amelia Legget, a native of New York. In 1843, he went to Holton, Maine to settle two townships of land, one of which was given him by his grandfather, and one he bought; he remained there ten years. While living in Maine, Hodgdon was elected to the State Senate, served two terms, and was chosen presiding office of that body. When only 33 years of age, he was elected President of the Mercantile Bank of Bangor, Maine. He was a member of the Governor's Council in 1833. He held the office of Bank Commissioner and Bank Examiner six years and also held the office of State Land Agent four years. He was appointed by President Polk Commissioner, on the part of the State of Maine, to confer with George W. Coffin on the part of the State of Massachusetts, to settle and distribute the disputed Territory Fund. He was a member of the first Presidential Convention ever held in the United States held at Baltimore, Maryland on May 22, 1832. (1)

	He came West to Iowa, and settled in Dubuque on November 1, 1853 and bought and sold land. In 1859, he again resumed the practice of law. He was elected mayor six years later. (2)		He came West to Iowa, and settled in Dubuque on November 1, 1853 and bought and sold land. In 1859, he again resumed the practice of law. He was elected mayor six years later. (2)

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	[[Image:HodgdonJohn.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|John Hodgdon]]HODGDON, John. (Weare, Hillsboro Co., NH, Oct. 8, 1800-Dubuque, IA, Aug. 27, 1883). [[MAYOR]]. Hodgdon prepared for college at Exeter Academy. He entered Bowdoin College and graduated from that institution in 1827. He studied law with Allan Gilman, of Bangor, Maine, and was admitted to the bar and practiced law there. In 1838, he was united in marriage to Miss Margaret Amelia Legget, a native of New York. In 1843, he went to Holton, Maine to settle two townships of land, one of which was given him by his grandfather, and one he bought; he remained there ten years. While living in Maine, Hodgdon was elected to the State Senate, served two terms, and was chosen presiding office of that body. When only 33 years of age, he was elected President of the Mercantile Bank of Bangor, Maine. He was a member of the Governor's Council in 1833. He held the office of Bank Commissioner and Bank Examiner six years and also held the office of State Land Agent four years. He was appointed by President Polk Commissioner, on the part of the State of Maine, to confer with George W. Coffin on the part of the State of Massachusetts, to settle and distribute the disputed Territory Fund. He was a member of the first Presidential Convention ever held in the United States held at Baltimore, Maryland on May 22, 1832. (1)		[[Image:HodgdonJohn.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|John Hodgdon]]HODGDON, John. (Weare, Hillsboro Co., NH, Oct. 8, 1800-Dubuque, IA, Aug. 27, 1883). [[MAYOR]]. Hodgdon prepared for college at Exeter Academy. He entered Bowdoin College and graduated from that institution in 1827. He studied law with Allan Gilman, of Bangor, Maine, and was admitted to the bar and practiced law there. In 1838, he was united in marriage to Miss Margaret Amelia Legget, a native of New York. In 1843, he went to Holton, Maine to settle two townships of land, one of which was given him by his grandfather, and one he bought; he remained there ten years. While living in Maine, Hodgdon was elected to the State Senate, served two terms, and was chosen presiding office of that body. When only 33 years of age, he was elected President of the Mercantile Bank of Bangor, Maine. He was a member of the Governor's Council in 1833. He held the office of Bank Commissioner and Bank Examiner six years and also held the office of State Land Agent four years. He was appointed by President Polk Commissioner, on the part of the State of Maine, to confer with George W. Coffin on the part of the State of Massachusetts, to settle and distribute the disputed Territory Fund. He was a member of the first Presidential Convention ever held in the United States held at Baltimore, Maryland on May 22, 1832. (1)

	He came West to Iowa, and ~~located at~~ Dubuque on November 1, 1853 and bought and sold land. In 1859, he again resumed the practice of law. He was elected mayor six years later. (2)		He came West to Iowa, and settled in Dubuque on November 1, 1853 and bought and sold land. In 1859, he again resumed the practice of law. He was elected mayor six years later. (2)

	During his term, he frequently boasted that all city expenses during his administration totaled less than $10,000. The disbanding of the police force in the spring of 1859 was followed by an increase in all manner of crimes in Dubuque — fires, burglaries, pickpockets, etc.		During his term, he frequently boasted that all city expenses during his administration totaled less than $10,000. The disbanding of the police force in the spring of 1859 was followed by an increase in all manner of crimes in Dubuque — fires, burglaries, pickpockets, etc.

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[[Image:HodgdonJohn.jpg|left|thumb|250px|John Hodgdon]]HODGDON, John. (Weare, Hillsboro Co., NH, Oct. 8, 1800-Dubuque, IA, Aug. 27, 1883). [[MAYOR]]. Hodgdon prepared for college at Exeter Academy. He entered Bowdoin College and graduated from that institution in 1827. He studied law with Allan Gilman, of Bangor, Maine, and was admitted to the bar and practiced law there. In 1838, he was united in marriage to Miss Margaret Amelia Legget, a native of New York. In 1843, he went to Holton, Maine to settle two townships of land, one of which was given him by his grandfather, and one he bought; he remained there ten years. While living in Maine, Hodgdon was elected to the State Senate, served two terms, and was chosen presiding office of that body. When only 33 years of age, he was elected President of the Mercantile Bank of Bangor, Maine. He was a member of the Governor's Council in 1833. He held the office of Bank Commissioner and Bank Examiner six years and also held the office of State Land Agent four years. He was appointed by President Polk Commissioner, on the part of the State of Maine, to confer with George W. Coffin on the part of the State of Massachusetts, to settle and distribute the disputed Territory Fund. He was a member of the first Presidential Convention ever held in the United States held at Baltimore, Maryland on May 22, 1832. (1)

He came West to Iowa, and located at Dubuque on November 1, 1853 and bought and sold land. In 1859, he again resumed the practice of law. He was elected mayor six years later. (2)

During his term, he frequently boasted that all city expenses during his administration totaled less than $10,000. The disbanding of the police force in the spring of 1859 was followed by an increase in all manner of crimes in Dubuque — fires, burglaries, pickpockets, etc.

The committee on finance of the city council reported as follows in February, 1860:

The present is a critical time in the financial
history of the city. Never will cautious and
prudent management be more needed. The day of
lavish expenditures is past, public improvements
of all kinds abandoned, the credit of the city
exhausted, a heavy burden of debt to be borne
and the only source of revenue the taxation of
a community embarrassed by unfortunate speculation
and many of its numbers struggling to save themselves
from total ruin. (3)

In 1868 Hodgdon was elected president of the board of education and held the office for six years. He declined to run again but did agree to serve as a trustee of the State Asylum for the Blind at Vinton. He also helped organize and then served as a director of the [[SECOND NATIONAL BANK]].

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1. Oldt, Franklin T. '''History of Dubuque County, Iowa'''. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880, p. 805

2. "Dubuque Sought Business Methods From Beginning," Telegraph Herald, March 27, 1921, p. 14. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bi5eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SmANAAAAIBAJ&pg=6644,4092622&dq=james+fanning+dubuque&hl=en

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