from the January 11, 1995 issue of The Country Chronicle
Orford, NH–John H. Hodgson II, 86, of Main St., died Wednesday, January 4, 1995 at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.
He was born Feb. 6, 1908 in Brooklyn, NY son of Walter and Florence (Purcell) Hodgson.
Mr. Hodgson was a publishing business executive at the Book-of-the-Month Club. Following his retirement, he devoted 10 years to restoring the Samuel Morey house in Orford in which he and his wife, Alice Doan Hodgson, lived for 40 years.
Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Cynthia H. Barton; a son, John H. Hodgson III; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
A private family service in memory of Mr. Hodgson will be held at a later date.