James Leonard Hodges (April 24, 1790 – March 8, 1846) was aU.S. representative fromMassachusetts.

Born inTaunton, Massachusetts, Hodges attended the common schools.He studied law.He wasadmitted to the bar and practiced.Bank cashier.Postmaster of Taunton.He served as member of theMassachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1820–1821.He served in the senate in 1823 and 1824.

Hodges was elected as an Adams candidate to theTwentieth Congress and reelected as an Anti-Jacksonian to theTwenty-first andTwenty-second Congresses (March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1833).He declined to be a candidate for renomination.He died inTaunton, Massachusetts, March 8, 1846.He was interred in Plain Burying Ground.

• United States Congress."James L. Hodges (id: H000674)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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