Rufus_B._Dodge,_Jr.

Rufus B. Dodge Jr.

Rufus B. Dodge Jr.

American lawyer

Rufus B. Dodge Jr. (November 24, 1861 – December 13, 1935) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts.[1]

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Early life

Dodge was born in Charlton, Massachusetts on November 24, 1861.[1]

Education

Dodge graduated Cum Laude from the Boston University School of Law in 1885.[1]

Public service

Clinton, Massachusetts School Committee

Dodge was elected to the Clinton, Massachusetts school committee when he was twenty years old.[1]

Worcester, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen

Dodge served on the Worcester Board of Aldermen from 1893 to 1895,[1] serving as the Board's President in 1895.[1]

Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts

In December 1897 Dodge was elected, as a Republican, the Mayor of Worcester, he served as Mayor from January 3, 1898 to February 25, 1901.[1] Dodge's term was extended and he served until February 25, 1901 because there was a tie vote for Mayor in the election of December 1900.

Family

Dodge's wife was Mary C. Perry, a botanical collector.[2]

Notes

  1. [1]
    Rice, Franklin Pierce (1899), The New City Hall in Worcester, Massachusetts: A Testimonial to the City, Worcester, Massachusetts: Worcester (Mass.) City Council, p. 25
  2. [2]
    "Dodge, Mary C." kiki.huh.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
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