Arthur William Hodge (c. 1763 – 8 May 1811) was a Tortolan planter, politician and serial killer who was executed by hanging in 1811 for murdering one of his slaves. Born in the British Virgin Islands, Hodge studied at Oriel College, Oxford, matriculating in 1781 before briefly serving as an officer in the 23rd Regiment of Foot. Returning to Tortola in 1803, he settled down to a life as a plantation owner while also pursuing a political career, serving in both the colony's Executive Council and its Legislative Assembly. In 1811, Hodge was hanged after being found guilty of murdering a slave he owned, the first British subject to be executed for such a crime.

Arthur William Hodge was born in the British Virgin Islands, the son of Arthur Hodge of Tortola. He studied at Oriel College, Oxford, matriculating in December 1781. He briefly served in the British Army and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the 23rd Regiment of Foot on 3 December 1782. One of his three wives, Ann Hoggins (1779–1808), was a sister-in-law of the Marquess of Exeter. He was described as a man of great accomplishments and elegant manners. After his father's death in 1803, Hodge returned to Tortola to assume control of the family's plantation at Belle Vue.

In 1811, Hodge was indicted for the murder of a single male slave, part of his estate, named Prosper. Restrictions on similar fact evidence were relatively casual in colonial courts, and much of the evidence seems to have focused upon acts of cruelty by Hodge towards slaves other than Prosper.

Trial reports suggest that Hodge was a sadistic and disturbed man. Evidence was presented that he caused the deaths of other slaves in his estate, including: Cuffy, Else, Jupiter, Margaret, and Tom and Simon Boiler. Three male slaves—Jupiter, Tom Boiler and his brother Simon—were whipped to death. Cook Margaret and washerwoman Else died after boiling water was poured down their throats. Other slaves named Welcome, Gift and Violet were also flogged to death. At least one free black man, named Peter, was also flogged while working on Hodge's estate and later died, allegedly as a result of his severe treatment.

Evidence was further presented that Hodge was cruel to child slaves, including his own offspring. Bella, a small mulatto girl of about eight years of age, who was his offspring by his slave Peggy, was flogged and beaten by Hodge personally. Hodge also had the heads of several mulatto children, possibly also sired by him, held under water until they lost consciousness, then had them revived only to repeat the process. Sampson, a boy of ten years of age, was dipped in boiling liquor until all his skin peeled off.

Hodge previously had over 100 healthy slaves on his plantation, but by the time his wife Ann died in 1808, it was testified that there were no longer enough slaves to dig a grave for her. One witness testified that, in three years at least sixty "Negroes" had been buried, and only one had died a natural death.

Hodge had a reputation in Tortola for cruelty towards slaves. The main evidence given at the trial relating to the death of Prosper was given by Perreen Georges, a free woman of colour. She testified that:

I was present when he [Prosper] was laid down and flogged for a mango which dropt [sic] off a tree, and which Mr Hodge said he should pay six shillings for; he had not the money and came to borrow it of me, I had no more than three shillings; he said to his master that he had no more money; his master said he would flog him if he did not bring it; he was laid down and held by four negroes, on his face and belly, and flogged with a cartwhip; he was under the last better than an hour; he then got up and was carried up to the hill; and his master said he should be flogged again if he did not bring the other three shillings; he was tied to a tree the next day; and the flogging was repeated; he was licked so long that his head fell back, and he could not bawl out any longer; I supposed he was faint; I then went from the window, as I could not bear to see any more of it.