Silas H. Hodges (January 12, 1804 – April 21, 1875) was a Vermont attorney, clergyman and politician who served as State Auditor and Commissioner of the U.S. Patent Office.

[1][2] Hodges began study at Auburn Theological Seminary in 1833 and received his ordination as a minister in the Congregational church in 1835.

[6] In 1861 Hodges was named Chief Examiner at the U.S. Patent Office, a position he held until his death.

[7] In 1865 Hodges testified during the trial of the Lincoln Assassination conspirators, giving evidence supporting Marcus P. Norton's reputation for veracity.

Norton had testified that in March, 1865 a man he later recognized as Samuel Mudd had burst into his room at the National Hotel.