Studholme John Hodgson

Studholme John Hodgson (c. 1803 – 30 August 1890) was the General Officer Commanding, Ceylon.^[1]

General Studholme John Hodgson
23rd General Officer Commanding, Ceylon
In office 1865–?
Preceded by	Terence O'Brien
Succeeded by	Henry Renny
Personal details
Born	c. 1803
Died	30 August 1890 Torquay
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	British Army
Rank	General
Commands	General Officer Commanding, Ceylon
Battles/wars	First Anglo-Burmese War

Military career

Hodgson was born in Ipswich and baptised on 5 May 1803. He was the son of General John Hodgson and Catherine Krempion.^[1] His younger brother, John Studholme Hodgson (1805-1870) was a major general in the Bengal Army.^[2]

Hodgson was commissioned as an ensign in the British Army on 30 December 1819.^[3] He first served in the 50th Regiment of Foot^[1] before being transferred to the 45th Regiment of Foot on 3 August 1820.^[4] He was promoted to lieutenant and transferred to the 83rd Regiment of Foot on 3 February 1825 to take the place of an officer who had died.^[5]

On 30 December 1826 he purchased the rank of captain.^[6] He was taken off half-pay on 14 November 1827 and transferred to the 39th Regiment of Foot;^[7] he was transferred again to the 19th Regiment of Foot on 21 September 1830.^[8]

He was made a brevet colonel on 20 June 1854^[9] and a major general on 11 April 1860.^[10]

He was appointed as an honorary colonel of the 54th Regiment of Foot from 24 March 1868 to 21 November 1876.^[11][12] On 29 August 1868 he was promoted to lieutenant general.^[13]

He was promoted to general on 2 February 1876^[14] and appointed honorary colonel of the 4th Regiment of Foot on 21 November.^[12]

He saw action in the First Anglo-Burmese War and went on to be General Officer Commanding, Ceylon in 1865.^[15] He then served as colonel of the 54th Regiment of Foot (1868–76) and the King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) (1876–90).^[3]

References

1. Chichester, H. M.; Carter, Philip. "Hodgson, Studholme John". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/13440. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
2. Clinch, George; May, Alex. "Hodgson, John Studholme". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/13442. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
3. "General Studholme John Hodgson". King's Own Royal Regiment Museum Lancaster. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
4. "No. 2831". The Edinburgh Gazette. 15 August 1820. p. 239.
5. "No. 18107". The London Gazette. 12 February 1825. p. 243.
6. "No. 3510". The Edinburgh Gazette. 23 January 1827. p. 22.
7. "No. 3596". The Edinburgh Gazette. 20 November 1827. p. 298.
8. "No. 3897". The Edinburgh Gazette. 28 September 1830. p. 275.
9. "No. 21564". The London Gazette. 22 June 1854. p. 1934.
10. "No. 22380". The London Gazette. 27 April 1860. p. 1598.
11. "No. 7836". The Edinburgh Gazette. 27 March 1868. p. 357.
12. "No. 24389". The London Gazette. 1 December 1876. p. 6684.
13. "No. 23422". The London Gazette. 15 September 1868. p. 4995.
14. "No. 24303". The London Gazette. 7 March 1876. p. 1790.
15. "British Commanders". Ceylondatabase.net. Retrieved 21 March 2014.

Military offices
Preceded by Terence O'Brien	General Officer Commanding, Ceylon 1865–?	Succeeded by Henry Renny
Preceded by John Bell	Colonel of the King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) 1876–1890	Succeeded by William Sankey