John T and Virginia
Lee Hodge
From the Biographical Cyclopedia of the Commonwealth of
Kentucky, published by the John M Gresman Company, Chicago-Philadelphia 1896
JOHN T HODGE, a prominent and brilliant young attorney of
Newport, was born near Florence, Kenton County, Kentucky, March 28, 1863.
He is a son of General George Baird Hodge, a sketch of whose part in public affairs is
appended.
John T Hodge was educated in the public schools of Newport; read law with W H McCoy of Cincinnati; graduated from the Cincinnati Law School in 1887; was third in his class of one hundred and eighteen and received the degree of LL.B. He remained in the office of his preceptor until August 1890, when he opened an office in Newport and was successfully engaged in practicing law until 1893, when he was appointed master commissioner, of which office he is the present incumbent.
Mr. Hodge is an active politician and a leader in the Democratic party, which has honored him with positions which demand the services of a man of good judgment and of great executive ability. He has twice been chairman of the Democratic county executive committee; was chairman of the Second legislative district committee for one term; it is now chairman of the Newport Democratic committee; recently succeeded Hon Harvey Myers as central committeeman; took a prominent part in the Democratic convention of 1895; was a Democratic candidate for elector in the presidential campaign of 1892, receiving thirty-five more votes than any other electoral candidate in his county and in all of these positions has proved himself a man of great strength of character, a brilliant speaker and a leader of acknowledged ability.
Mr. Hodge was married April 4, 1891 to Virginia Lee Lovell, daughter of Howard L Lovell of Covington. They are members of the Episcopal Church.
Mr. Hodge's father, Gen George Baird Hodge, was born in Fleming County, April 8, 1828 and died in Longwood, Orange County, Florida in 1892.
His son, John T Hodge has inherited his talent in a remarkable degree and has laid the foundation for a brilliant career.