William Calvin Hodge was a stone mason, alderman, and state legislator in Tennessee.
He was a stone mason and did other jobs around Chattanooga before becoming a contractor, house mover, alderman for the 4th Ward of the City of Chattanooga (1878-1887), city jailer, and state representative.
He had a wife named Lou and either three sons or one depending on the source.
[1] He negotiated with Democrats who needed Republican participation to achieve a quorum and secured four additional African American policeman, a jailer position, and sexton.
[2] He and Styles L. Hutchins were black representatives from Chattanooga[3] and were among the city's African American city council members in the late 19th century.