Silas Henry Hodges was born in Clarendon, Vermont and was educated at Brandon Academy. He graduated from Middlebury College in 1821, studied law in Rutland, Vermont attained admission to the bar, and practiced in Rutland until 1832.Catalogue of Officers and Students of Middlebury College, published by Middlebury College, 1901, page 67The Vermont Historical Gazetteer, edited by Abby Maria Hemenway, Volume 3, 1877, pages 566 to 567
