[4] Son of John and Annie, Hodson was educated at Lichfield Grammar School and Christ Church, Oxford.
He had been interviewed by the Chaplain-General in July 1918, was described as 'Dark, keen... good' and sent to France to work in a Casualty Clearing Station.
[8] Before he was demobilised, it was reported, 'Has done good work as hospital chaplain in spite of rather poor health'.
[5] Hodson departed Wotton in 1934 to become a canon residentiary of Gloucester Cathedral, in which post he remained until death.
[5] He was consecrated a bishop on 24 February 1938[10] (the Feast of St Matthias), by Cosmo Lang, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Lambeth Palace chapel;[11] and resigned the See effective 31 March 1955.