Family and Education
bap. 6 Dec. 1590, 6th s. of John Hodges (bur. 25 July 1599) of Shipton Moyne, Glos. and Alice (bur. 26 June 1596).Shipton Moyne par. reg. educ. appr. 28 Feb. 1609 to Roger and Joan Kelly of Bristol, grocers.Bristol RO, 04352/3, f. 272. m. (1) by 16 June 1619, Florence, da. of Christopher Perrie of Kenn, Som. 1s. 3da.;Brown, Abstracts of Som. Wills, ser. 6, 78; Christchurch, Bristol par. reg. (2) Frances. d. by 2 May 1656.PROB6/32, f. 103.
Offices Held

Civic: burgess, Bristol 8 Nov. 1616–d.Bristol RO, 04359/2, f. 77. Feoffee, Christchurch parish lands by 1626–?d.Bristol RO, P/XCh/F/1; 26166/254. Common cllr. Bristol 15 July 1635-Sept. 1643, 9 Sept. 1645–12 Sept. 1654;Bristol RO, 04264/3, f. 61; 04264/4, pp. 33, 69. sheriff, 1638–9;List of Sheriffs (L. and I. ix), 168. member, cttee. for defence of city, 15 Aug. 1642-July 1643;Bristol RO, 04264/3, f. 123. alderman, 15 Sept. 1646–12 Sept. 1654.Bristol RO, 04264/4, p. 145, 04264/5, p. 69.

Religious: churchwarden, Christchurch, Bristol 1632–3.Bristol RO, P/Xch/chw/1(b), p. 145.

Local: commr. assessment, Bristol 24 Feb. 1643, 18 Oct. 1644, 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648, 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652; sequestration, 27 Mar. 1643; levying of money, 7 May, 3 Aug. 1643; commr. for Bristol, 1 July 1644;A. and O. Bristol militia, 22 June 1648;LJ x. 341b. militia, 2 Dec. 1648;A. and O. preservation of timber, Forest of Dean 26 Mar. 1649;CSP Dom. 1649–50, pp. 54, 67. high ct. of justice, S. Wales 25 June 1651;CJ vi. 591b. sewers, Mdx. 31 Jan. 1654;C181/6, p. 6. ejecting scandalous ministers, Som. 28 Aug. 1654.A. and O.

Central: commr. exclusion from sacrament, 5 June 1646, 29 Aug. 1648.A. and O. Member, cttee. of navy and customs by 4 June 1647, 29 May 1649;SP16/512, f. 65; CJ vi. 290a. cttee. for the army, 23 Sept. 1647, 17 Apr. 1649, 2 Jan., 17 Dec. 1652; Star Chamber cttee. of Irish affairs, 2 Nov. 1647;CJ v. 347b; LJ ix. 506a. cttee. for powder, match and bullet, 19 Jan. 1649;CJ vi. 121b. cttee. for excise, 10 Feb. 1649;CJ vi. 137b. cttee. for Westminster Abbey and Coll. 2 Apr. 1649;CJ vi. 178a. cttee. of navy and customs, 29 May 1649.CJ vi. 219b. Commr. removing obstructions, sales of bishops’ lands, 20 June 1649. Gov. Westminster sch. and almshouses, 26 Sept. 1649.A. and O. Member, cttee. regulating universities, 29 Mar. 1650.CJ vi. 388b. Commr. removing obstructions, sale of forfeited estates, 16 July 1651;A. and O. for excise, 6 Jan. 1652–25 Mar. 1654.CJ vii. 63b; A. and O.

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Commons 1640-1660
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HODGES, Luke (1590-1656), of Christchurch parish, Bristol and Westminster.

Will
admon. 2 May 1656.PROB6/32, f. 103.
Estates
Oxford 1644
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