William Brown Hodgson

Linked to William Brown Hodgson

Share Feedback

William Brown Hodgson married into the prominent Telfair family of Savannah in 1842 and, in addition to managing the family plantations, became an important figure in the city's intellectual life. Watercolor-on-ivory miniature portrait (1842) by Ernest J. A. Girard.

Courtesy of Telfair Museums.

William Brown Hodgson

Featured Content

James Oglethorpe

James Oglethorpe

Colonial Figures
Civil Rights Movement

Civil Rights Movement

Mid- to Late 20th Century Topics

Trending

Slavery in Colonial Georgia

Slavery in Colonial Georgia

Colonial Topics
Sundown Towns

Sundown Towns

Civil Rights & Modern Georgia, Since 1945
Woman Suffrage

Woman Suffrage

Early 20th-Century Topics
Juliette Gordon Low

Juliette Gordon Low

Early 20th-Century Figures

Updated Recently

Jimmy Carter

Jimmy Carter

4 days ago
The Tams

The Tams

2 weeks ago
Elbert County

Elbert County

1 month ago
Appalachian Trail

Appalachian Trail

1 month ago

A More Perfect Union

The New Georgia Encyclopedia is supported by funding from A More Perfect Union, a special initiative of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Learn More