Of Lincoln's Inn, a cousin of Francis Hodgson; he was called to the bar in 1812 and practised as a conveyancer. He reviewed poetry for the Monthly Review and Quarterly Review.

REFERENCES TO John Hodgson:

William Gifford to Francis Hodgson, 3 June 1809 in Memoir of Francis Hodgson 2 Vols (London: Macmillan and Co., 1878)