Thomas (2) Hodgkin
| Thomas (2) Hodgkin DCL | |||||||||
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| Born | 1831 | ||||||||
| Died | 1913 | ||||||||
| Residence |
Benwelldene, Newcastle upon Tyne | ||||||||
| Occupation | literary | ||||||||
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THOMAS HODGKIN (1831 - 1913)
Hodgkin was born in London. In 1859 he became a partner in the new banking firm of Hodgkin, Barnett, Pease and Spence in Newcastle, and this connection continued until 1902, when the concern was absorbed by Lloyd's Bank. Until 1894, Hodgkin and his wife lived at Benwell Dene in Newcastle, but moved in that year to Bamburgh Castle.
Hodgkin was an active member of the Quaker community and a public-spirited citizen of Newcastle. He was also a leading member of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and some fruit of this local work can be seen in his History of England from the Earliest Times to the Norman Conquest (1906). This was probably the first history of the origins of Great Britain to be written from a Northumbrian point of view. Hodgkin's Italy and her Invaders appeared between 1879 and 1899. Fired by his epic theme, and interested in the Teutonic character , Hodgkin gives us a different perspective from that of Edward Gibbon. For him, the story is the main thing, illustrated with lively vignettes of contemporary life and portraits of the personalities involved.
Hodgkin's son, Richard Howard Hodgkin (1877-1951) was born in Newcastle. He wrote A History of the Anglo-Saxons (1936).
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External Publications
History of England from the Earliest Times to the Norman Conquest (1906).
Italy and her Invaders appeared between 1879 and 1899.