Born: July 20, 1796, Bristol, England.
Died: September 1, 1867, Clifton, Bristol, England.
Hodges’ musical gifts showed themselves at an early age; by 1819, he was playing the organ at St. James Church in Bristol, and at St. Nicholas from 1821 to 1838. He also had an interesting mechanical bent, and spurred several technical improvements in organ design. He composed a number of services and anthem pieces, and Cambridge University awarded him a doctorate in music in 1825.
Hodges eventually emigrated, accepting a post at the cathedral in Toronto, Canada, in 1838. The next year, he became music director at Trinity Parish in New York City. He became the organist at Trinity Church when it opened in 1846 (the church had its organ built to his specifications). He retired for health reasons in 1859, and returned to his native England in 1863.
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