George Baird Hodge
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George Baird Hodge was a prominent Confederate
politician. He was born in Fleming County, Kentucky
. He was the son-in-law of John Wooleston Tibbatts. He served in the state legislature in 1859. He represented the state in the Provisional Confederate Congress
from 1861 to 1862 and the First Confederate Congress
from 1862 to 1864. He later served in the Confederate Army as a general. After the war he was a member of the Kentucky State Senate from 1873 to 1877.
Confederate States of America
The Confederate States of America was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by 11 Southern slave states of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S...
politician. He was born in Fleming County, Kentucky
Fleming County, Kentucky
Fleming County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1798. As of 2000, the population was 13,792. Its county seat is Flemingsburg. The county is named for Colonel John Fleming. It's a prohibition or dry county...
. He was the son-in-law of John Wooleston Tibbatts. He served in the state legislature in 1859. He represented the state in the Provisional Confederate Congress
Provisional Confederate Congress
The Provisional Confederate Congress, for a time the legislative branch of the Confederate States of America, was the body which drafted the Confederate Constitution, elected Jefferson Davis President of the Confederacy, and designed the first Confederate flag...
from 1861 to 1862 and the First Confederate Congress
First Confederate Congress
The First Confederate Congress was the first regular term of the legislature of the Confederate States of America. Members of the First Confederate Congress were chosen in elections mostly held on 6 November 1861.-Sessions:...
from 1862 to 1864. He later served in the Confederate Army as a general. After the war he was a member of the Kentucky State Senate from 1873 to 1877.