Ordained deacon in 1824 and priest in 1825, he was appointed a Fellow of Peterhouse in 1825, a Tutor, and Master of Peterhouse in 1838. He served as vice-chancellor in 1838–39 and 1843–44.[1]
In the church, Hodgson was Vicar of Cherry Hinton (1836–38) and Rector of Glaston (1838–47).[1]