Joe Hodgens
Joseph Hodgens (5 January 1887 – 12 January 1955) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.
Biography
[edit]| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935–1938 | 25th | Palmerston | Labour | ||
| 1938–1943 | 26th | Palmerston North | Labour | ||
| 1943–1946 | 27th | Palmerston North | Labour | ||
He represented the Manawatu electorate of Palmerston from 1935, and from 1938 when it was renamed Palmerston North, to 1946[1] when he retired due to the failing health of his wife.[2] In 1953, Hodgens was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal.[3]
Born in Waimea South, Nelson, Hodgens was a builder, Secretary of the Carpenters Union, and served on the Palmerston North Borough Council (1919–1921; 1923–1944).[2] He was a cousin of Pat Hickey.[4][5]
Hodgens died in Palmerston North in 1955 and was buried in Terrace End Cemetery.[6]
References
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- ↑ Scholefield, Guy (1950) [1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer. pp. 114, 162.
- 1 2 Atkinson, Neill. "Hodgens, Joseph". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
- ↑ Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 414. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
- ↑ Gustafson, Barry (1986). From the Cradle to the Grave: a biography of Michael Joseph Savage. Auckland: Reed Methuen. p. 283. ISBN 0-474-00138-5.
- ↑ "Joseph Hodgens : Member of Parliament for Palmerston North 1935-1946" (PDF). Palmerston North City Libraries. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
- ↑ "Cemetery and cremation detail". Palmerston North City Council. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
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