Asa Hodges
Politician
Asa Hodges (January 22, 1822 - June 6, 1900) was a one-term U.S. representative from Arkansas's 1st congressional district who served from 1873 to 1875.Born near Moulton in Lawrence County in northern Alabama, Hodges moved to Marion in Crittenden County in northeastern Arkansas. He attended La Grange Male and Female College in LaGrange, Missouri, now part of Hannibal-LaGrange University in Hannibal, Missouri. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1848, and practiced until 1860. Prior to the American Civil War, Hodges owned a large number of slaves near Memphis, Tennessee.He served as delegate to the Arkansas constitutional convention in 1867. He was a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1868 and the Arkansas Senate from 1870 to 1873.Hodges was elected as a Republican to the 43rd United States Congress (March 4, 1873-March 3, 1875) to Arkansas' First District. He did not seek reelection in 1874 to the Forty-fourth Congress and was succeeded by the Democrat Lucien C. Gause. He engaged in agricultural pursuits.
Personal facts
| Birth date | January 22, 1822 |
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| Birth place | Alabama , Lawrence County Alabama , Moulton Alabama , United States |
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| Date of death | June 06, 1900 |
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| Place of death | Arkansas , Crittenden County Arkansas , Marion Arkansas |
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| Residence | Arkansas , Marion Arkansas |
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| Education | Hannibal–LaGrange University |
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| Profession | Lawyer , Plantations in the American South |
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