21-514: Hodgins is a surname. Notable people Adam King Hodgins (1859–1932), Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons Archie Latimer Hodgins (1876–1966), Progressive party member of the Canadian House of Commons Art Hodgins (1927–1988), Canadian ice hockey player Charlie Hodgins (born c . 1880), Australian rugby union player David Hodgins (1850-1930), member of
42-515: A 102-hour period (it snowed on 98 of those hours). In 2017, Lucan selected CH2M to provide operations and maintenance services for Lucan's water system for five years, providing water to more than 4,500 residents in the township and Granton urban centers and rural properties. Also in 2017, Lucan received a grant from the Canada Ontario Early Learning and Child Care fund, to build a 9,000 square foot licensed day care facility. In
63-713: A fictional character from the TV series Bones James Hodgins (born 1977), free agent fullback with National Football League experience John Hodgins (born 1962), Irish retired sportsman Liam Hodgins , three time captain of the Galway senior hurling team Mark Hodgins (born 1947), Alaska politician Philip Hodgins (1959–1995), prize-winning Australian poet Robert Hodgins (1920–2010), South African artist Thomas Hodgins (1828–1910), Ontario lawyer and political figure William H. Hodgins (1856–1912), American law enforcement officer and police captain in
84-622: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Lucan Biddulph, Ontario Lucan Biddulph is an incorporated township in southwestern Ontario , Canada. It was formed on January 1, 1999, by amalgamating the Village of Lucan with Biddulph Township. The township had a population of 4,700 people in the Canada 2016 Census , up 8.3% from 4,388 people in 2011, and covers an area of 169.14 km of land within Middlesex County . Lucan Biddulph
105-469: Is an agricultural community with fertile soils used for growing crops and raising livestock . Many of the township's residents are employed in the agricultural sector. Communities in the township include Lucan, Granton, Mooresville, Clandeboye, Elginfield, Whalen Corners, and Prospect Hill. The township administrative offices are located in Lucan. Comprising 40,000 acres (160 km ) of Middlesex County ,
126-560: The 1925 general election and re-elected there in the 1926 election . After completing two terms in the House of Commons, Hodgins left federal politics and did not seek re-election in the 1930 vote . This article about a historical Conservative Party of Canada Member of the Parliament of Canada is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a mayor in Ontario
147-478: The 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Lucan Biddulph had a population of 5,680 living in 2,115 of its 2,172 total private dwellings, a change of 20.9% from its 2016 population of 4,700 . With a land area of 169.08 km (65.28 sq mi), it had a population density of 33.6/km (87.0/sq mi) in 2021. Lucan is home to the Lucan Irish , a junior hockey team that plays in
168-571: The Black Donnellys , an immigrant Irish family caught up in a long-standing local feud . These events have been written about many times and are etched into the criminal history of rural Ontario; it is well known in Canada and nearby areas of the United States . Five members of the family were killed in two separate locations northwest of London, Ontario. Nobody has been convicted of the murders despite
189-581: The Canada Company and duly set up a colony named Wilberforce . This was one of the earliest, if not the earliest, settlements connected with the American Colonization Society (which was established in 1816 to settle free African Americans in an African colony) in Upper Canada and/or West Africa and was established before emancipation . The flight of Black refugees, escaped slaves from
210-467: The Grand Trunk Railway opened in 1856, passing through the village. The village and surrounding township prospered as a result of quicker access to larger marketplaces, such as Toronto farther to the east, and new immigrants settling the area. Its post office was established the following year in 1857. Biddulph Township is known as the site of the brutal massacre on February 4, 1880, of five of
231-853: The Provincial Junior Hockey League . Lucan was the home of the Lucan-Ilderton Jets Senior AA hockey club, a member of the Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey League until they moved to Komoka, Ontario and became the Komoka Classics in 2011. Lucan FC represents Lucan in Ontario Soccer Association play in the Elgin Middlesex Soccer Association. Alexander Noble Garrett, born on
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#1732917453671252-555: The Wisconsin Legislature Dick Hodgins, Jr. , American cartoonist Eric Hodgins (1899–1971), American author George Frederick Hodgins (1865–1940), merchant and political figure in Quebec Isabel Hodgins (born 1993), English actress Isaiah Hodgins (born 1998), American football player Jack Hodgins (born 1938), Canadian novelist and short story writer Jack Hodgins ( Bones ) ,
273-577: The NYPD William Thomas Hodgins (1857–1909), farmer and political figure in Ontario Canada Karen Murray-Hodgins , basketball player See also [ edit ] Hodgin (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Hodgins . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding
294-594: The Post Office, the name Lucan was put forth and accepted by the postal authorities. Lucan was named in tribute to Lord Lucan , a prominent landowner in Ireland. Despite being more than 500 km (310 mi) to the north , in 1829 the area became a refuge for a group of free African Americans from Cincinnati , Ohio , who had been threatened by riots and job discrimination by white people in their city. A group of roughly 200 Black Americans were granted refuge and land by
315-697: The South, northward into Canada beginning around this time was as part of the Underground Railroad . Most of the Black Cincinnatians came from city life and did not adapt well to the harsh farming environment. They cleared large lots of land by logging and worked hard to sustain the colony, but much of the population declined through the 1840s as many of the original colonists moved on to larger, growing urban centres such as Detroit , Cleveland or Toronto to obtain wage-based employment. A few remained to work
336-483: The Township of Biddulph was surveyed by agents of the Canada Company in 1830. The township took its name from John Biddulph, one of the earliest directors of the Canada Company . Until its incorporation in 1872, the village of Lucan had been known as Marystown, named in tribute to the wife of John McDonald, who was the original land surveyor of the area. When a duplicate Marystown was found to have already registered with
357-615: The homestead, lot 11, South Boundary, Biddulph, August 13, 1862, was an outstanding athlete who excelled at a number of different sports. In particular, he was the goalkeeper on the Canadian soccer teams that toured Britain in 1888 and 1891. Later he was the sports editor of the Toronto World newspaper for many years. His son Dudley Mark Garrett played football for the Toronto Argonauts, and grandson, Dudley Morine Garrett, played hockey for
378-607: The land through subsequent generations. The area was further logged and settled by white people in the 1840s and later, many from Ireland , some of whom purchased farmsteads from the departing Black settlers or new lots sold to them cheaply by the Canada Company . Nowadays fewer than 40 descendants of the ancestral Black inhabitants remain. By 1850, the majority of the township's landholders were Irish Catholics , many of whom had immigrated from farming lands in County Tipperary , Ireland . An important railway route belonging to
399-399: The person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hodgins&oldid=1122115615 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles Adam King Hodgins Adam King Hodgins (1 November 1859 – 15 May 1932)
420-538: The subsequent trials which led to publicity. This crime is noted to be one of the most horrific crimes in Canadian history. Tours are available at the Donnelly's home which is just south of Lucan. As of today, there are no relatives of the Donnellys living in the area. A record snowfall (aka "Snowmageddon") occurred between Dec. 4–8, 2010, affecting Huron and Middlesex counties. A total of 177 cm (68") of snow fell during
441-559: Was a Canadian businessman and politician. Hodgins was a Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada . He was born in Lucan , Canada West and became an automobile dealer and farmer. From 1908 to 1912, Hodgins served as a reeve of Biddulph Township, Ontario . In 1912, he was a warden for Middlesex County, Ontario . He was first elected to Parliament at the Middlesex East riding in
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