Frederick John Whitlock Hodgson was born in Darlington, Durham, England on 10 September 1882 and was articled to Sydney Tugwell in Bournemouth, Hampshire [now Dorset].
By 1908 he had moved to Guildford, Surrey where he was in practice as an architect. From 1922, with Edward Lunn, he was a partner in the architectural firm Hodgson, Lunn & Co. in Guildford. Between c.1930 and c.1935 he was also senior partner in the architectural firm Hodgson, Dixon & Quick in Guildford
Hodgson was also Consulting Architect to Castle Brewery in Guildford, Poyle Charity Trustees in Guildford, and Royal Surrey County Hospital.
He was a Member of the Society of Architects (MSA) and was admitted a Licentiate of the Royal Institute of British Architects (LRIBA) in 1925
His address was given as 23 St. Luke's Terrace, Darlington, Durham in 1901; 17 Testard Road, Guildford, Surrey in 1919; 161, High Street, Guildford in 1923; 36, High Street, Guildford in 1923 and 1926; and 201 High Street, Guildford, Surrey in 1928 and 1939. He died in Surrey in 1971
Picture playhouse, arcade, café and offices, High Street, Guildford, 1921; cinema, Woodbridge Road, Guildford, 1922; cinema, London Road, Camberley, 1922; War memorial, Guildford, 1921; printing factory, Guildford, 1923; extension to Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford 1923; house for Sir John Snell, St. Martha's Guildford, 1922; 3 village inns, Surrey, 1921; alterations and shop fronts. New Bond Street, W., and Park Street, Bristol, 1919; building stand and laying out ground for Guildford united Football Club, 1920: Police Station, Haslemere, 1925; Nurses Home, Brookwood Mental Hospital, 1925; Nurses' Home, Netherne Mental Hospital, 1925; housing schemes, Asylums Visiting Committee, Surrey County Council, 1924- 25: shops and offices, High Street, Guildford, 1925. [Source: Who's Who in Architecture 1926]
Who’s Who in Architecture 1926. edited by Frederick Chatterton. London: The Architectural Press, 1926