Wes
Hodgson of Lucan, Ontario celebrates his 75th birthday, today. Wes
is the great-great-grandson of John Culbert and Mary Ward.
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Wes
Hodgson in 2007 while he was serving as Warden of Middlesex County and Mayor of
North Middlesex.
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John
Wesley “Wes” Hodgson was born in London, Ontario, Canada in Victoria Hospital
on 17 September 1944.
Wes
was the first-born child of Culbert descendant, John Wilmer “Jack” Hodgson
(1920-2015) and Marion Annie Morley (1922-2008) of McGillivray Township,
Middlesex County, Ontario.
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| Wes' father, Jack Hodgson. Photo courtesy of Wes's brother, Paul Hodgson. |
Wes
spent the first two years of his life with his parents on Lot 12, Concession 9
in McGillivray Township; the home of his father’s brother, George Arthur
Hodgson (1916-1999), and the former home of his great-grandparents, Robert
Hodgson and Abigail Clark.
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| McGillivray Township (top left of map, west of Biddulph Township) is a former township in Huron County, Ontario, Canada. In 1865, the townships of Biddulph and McGillivray separated from Huron County and were annexed to Middlesex County. In 2001 McGillivray became part of the Municipality of North Middlesex, an amalgamation of five municipalities. |
In
1946, when he was about two years old, Wes and his parents moved onto Lot 11,
Concession 4 in McGillivray Township. Lot 11 had been the home of his paternal
grandparents, Eldon Hodgson (1884-1966) and Mary Elsie Culbert (1888-1988).
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| The Hodgson residence on Lot 11, Concession 4, McGillivray Township. Photo courtesy of Paul Hodgson. |
In
1946, Wes's grandparents, Eldon and Mary moved away from Lot 11 into a house on Alice Street in
Lucan. Wes spent the next 62 years of his life in the house on Lot 11, Concession 4 before
moving to Lucan.
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| Wes Hodgson (centre) in 1949 with his paternal grandparents, Eldon Hodgson and Mary Elsie Culbert and two of his cousins. |
Wes
Hodgson spent 25 years in municipal politics; the first 18 years in McGillivray
Township, and seven years as Mayor of North Middlesex.
Wes
served as Reeve of McGillivray Township for six years; Deputy Reeve of
McGillivray Township for 6 years; Chair of Corporate Services for Middlesex
Community Council; Chair of Middlesex Library for Middlesex County Council;
Chair of Middlesex County Restructuring Committee; Member of Middlesex County
Roads and Transportation Committee; Board of Directors-Community Futures
Program and Representative for Lucan Arena Board for three years.
Wes
Hodgson married Christine Kingma. They have five children and 12 grandchildren.
John
Wesley “Wes” Hodgson’s Family Tree:
Ancestors:
John
Culbert & Mary Ward (great-great-grandparents)
Richard
Culbert & Jane Eleanor Fairhall (great-grandparents)
Mary
Elsie Culbert & Robert Eldon Hodgson (grandparents)
John
Wilmer “Jack” Hodgson & Marion Annie Morley (parents)
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