Sir Robert Hodgson (1798 – 15 September 1880) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, judge, and the second Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island.
He then traveled to Halifax, Nova Scotia, where Simon Bradstreet Robie and James William Johnston helped him study law.
[3] In 1850, reformers of Prince Edward Island asked if Hodgson would join them, stating that they would allow him to keep both of his positions in office.
[2] After agreeing to not accept any office of payment controlled by the island's government, Hodgson received a grant of £200 a year, for his work as attorney general.
On 26 May 1852, he was appointed chief justice of Prince Edward Island[3][4] by the executive council; the governor, Alexander Bannerman, believed that Hodgson had "a thorough knowledge of Colonial & Constitutional law."
However, Hodgson did become the lieutenant governor in 1874; the previous year, Robinson had resigned his position and left the island.