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HODGE, Hugh Lenox, physician, was born in Phila.lelpliiu. Pa.. Juno -'7. 17%; son of Dr. Un<-\\ and Mary (iilanehard) Hod ^e: grandson of Ati- drew and Jane (AR-Cullocli) Hodge, and a de- scendant of William and Margaret Hodge, whose three sons, "William, Andrew and Hugh, immigrated to Amer- ica from Ireland in 1730. His father Avas a brotlun- of the Rev. Dr. Cliarles Hodge, the celebrated theolo- gian. He was grad- uated at the College of New Jersey with honors, A.B., 1814; A.M., 1817, and at the University of Peun- ^^^, sylvania, M.D., in

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India in 1818 and there studied the cause of and remedies for Asiatic cholera. He was a practising physi- cian in Philadelphia, 1820-73. He was married in 1828 to Mai'garet Elizabeth Aspinwall. He was a successful practitioner in the cholera hospi- tals during the epidemic of 1832. As an instructor he had charge of the anatomical class of Dr. Horner in 1821, during the absence of that cele- brated professor in Europe; was lecturer on sur- gery in Dr. Chapman's summer school, 1823-35; professor of obstetrics in the University of Penn- sylvania, 183.>-63,and prof essor emeritus, 1863-73. He was an active Presln-terian; received the degree of LL.D. from the College of New Jersey in 1871, and is the author of: Diseases Peculiar to Women (1860); Principles and Practice of Ob- stetrics (1864): Foeticide (1869), and contribu- tions to medical journals. He died in Philadel- phia. Pa., Feb. 23, 1873.

HODGE, Hugh Lenox, physician, was born in Philadelphia. Pa., July 30, 1830; son of Dr. Hugh Lenox and ilargaret Elizabeth (Aspinwall) Hodge. He was graduate"! at the University of Pennsyl- vania, A.B., 18.W; A.M., IS.'iS, and M.D., 1858. He was salutatorian of his class and moderator of the Philomathean society. He was resident physician of the Pennsylvania hospital, 1858-60; demonstrator of surgery and chief of surgical dispensary. University of Pennsylvania, 1861-70, and demonstrator of anatomy. 1870-81; U.S. as- sistant surgeon, Satterlee hospital, 1801-65; .sur- geon of Pennsylvania reserve corps, 1862-65: sur- geon of Children's hospital, 1864, and of the Presbyterian hospital, 1872. He was elected a fellow of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1863; a member of the American Medical asso- ciation. 1870; of the Pathological society, and its

presi<lent, 1876; of the American Academy of Metlicine in 1878, and of the county and state medical societies. He was married to Harriet Roosevelt, daughter of Charles W. and Eliza (Newton) "Woolsey. See Memoir of Hugh Lenox Jlodye, M.D., by William G. Porter, M.D. He died in Philadelphia. Pa., June 10, 1881.

HODGE, John Aspinwall, clergyman, was born in Philadelpliia, Pa.. Aug. 12, 1831; son of Dr. Hugh Li'uox and ilargaret Elizabeth (Aspinwall) Hodge. He was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, A.B., 1851. and A.M., 1854, and from Princeton Theological seminary in 1856. He was pastor at Mauch Chunk, Pa., 1857-65, and at Hartford, Conn., 1866-92. In 1893 he accepted the chair of instruction in the English Bible at Lincoln universit}', Cliester covinty, Pa. He was married in 1857 to Charlotte Gebhard, daugliter of Richard Cary!Morse. Heis the author of: Uliat is Presbi/teritin Laic as Defined by the Church Courts? (1882); System of Theology of the Shorter Catechism (1888); Recognition after Death ( 1889) , and many tracts, sermons and addresses. He died at Lincoln University, Pa., June 23. 1901.

HODGE, Richard Horse, clergyman and edu- cator, was born in Maucli Chunk, Pa., May 25, 1864; son of the Rev. Dr. Jolm Aspinwall and Charlotte Gebhard (Morse) Hodge. He prepared for college in the public scliools of Hartford, Conn., and was graduated from the College of New Jersey, Princeton, A.B., 1886; A.M. (hon- orary) 1888; and from the Princeton Theological seminary in 1889. He was ordained by the Pres- bytery of Milwaukee, Wis., Sept, IS, 1890, and was pastor of Westminster church, Milwaukee, 1890-92; of the Presbyterian church at Riverton, N.J., 1893-95; superintendent of the Missionary training school, Fredericksburg, Va., 1895-98, and in 1898 was chosen superintendent of the Bible institute, Nashville, Tenn. He was mar- ried June 28. 1888, to Alice Austen. He is the author of: Historical Atlas and Chronology of the Life of Jesus Christ (1899).

HODGES, George, educator, was born in Rome, N.Y.. Oct. 0, 1850; son of George Fred- erick and Hannah (Ballard) Hodges; grandson of Zephaniah Hodges, of Taunton, Mass., and a descendant of Myles Standish. He was grad- uated from Hamilton college, A.B., 1877, A.M., 1882. He was ordained deacon in the Protes- tant Episcopal church in 1881 and a priest in 1882. He .served as assistant rector of Calvary church, Pittsburg, Pa.. 1881-89. and was rector 1889-94. when he accepted the position of dean of the Episcopal Tlieological school at Cambridge, Ma.ss. He received the degree of D.D. from the Western University of Pennsylvania in 1892. He is the author of: Christianity betireen Sundays CI 892); The Heresy of Cain (1894); Ju This Pres-