John Hodgkinson (actor, born 1766)

He came to the United States to leave his wife, first making inquires to New York theater managers Lewis Hallam Jr. and John Henry of the Old American Company for positions for himself and actress Frances Brett, whom he married shortly after arriving in America.

He made his American debut at the Southwark Theatre in Philadelphia in 1792, played the role of Belcour in The West Indian.

[5] Hodgkinson had a ruthless reputation on the business side, eventually forcing Henry and Hallam out of their theatre management positions.

[3] Frances died of tuberculosis in Philadelphia on 27 September 1803, and was buried at St. John's cemetery in Manhattan next to her sister Arabella.

John acted two season in Charleston, South Carolina, and died of yellow fever in Bladensburg, Maryland on 12 September 1805.

In 1796, William Dunlap bought a quarter of the company and began to work alongside Hallam and Hodgkinson.