Rufus B. Dodge Jr. | |
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30th
Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts | |
In office January 3, 1898 – February 25, 1901 | |
Preceded by | Augustus B. R. Sprague |
Succeeded by | Philip J. O'Connell |
President of the Worcester, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen | |
In office 1895–1895 | |
Member of the Worcester, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen | |
In office 1893–1895 | |
Member of the School Committee of Charlton, Massachusetts [1] | |
In office 1881 [1]–1881 [1] | |
Personal details | |
Born | November 24, 1861
[1] Clinton, Massachusetts [1] |
Died | December 13, 1935 |
Alma mater | Boston University School of Law, 1885. [1] |
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]
Dodge was born in Charlton, Massachusetts on November 24, 1861. [1]
Dodge graduated Cum Laude from the Boston University School of Law in 1885. [1]
Dodge was elected to the Clinton, Massachusetts school committee when he was twenty years old. [1]
Dodge served on the Worcester Board of Aldermen from 1893 to 1895, [1] serving as the Board's President in 1895. [1]
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. [1]
Dodge's wife was Mary C. Perry, a botanical collector. [2]
Rufus B. Dodge Jr. | |
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30th
Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts | |
In office January 3, 1898 – February 25, 1901 | |
Preceded by | Augustus B. R. Sprague |
Succeeded by | Philip J. O'Connell |
President of the Worcester, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen | |
In office 1895–1895 | |
Member of the Worcester, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen | |
In office 1893–1895 | |
Member of the School Committee of Charlton, Massachusetts [1] | |
In office 1881 [1]–1881 [1] | |
Personal details | |
Born | November 24, 1861
[1] Clinton, Massachusetts [1] |
Died | December 13, 1935 |
Alma mater | Boston University School of Law, 1885. [1] |
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]
Dodge was born in Charlton, Massachusetts on November 24, 1861. [1]
Dodge graduated Cum Laude from the Boston University School of Law in 1885. [1]
Dodge was elected to the Clinton, Massachusetts school committee when he was twenty years old. [1]
Dodge served on the Worcester Board of Aldermen from 1893 to 1895, [1] serving as the Board's President in 1895. [1]
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. [1]
Dodge's wife was Mary C. Perry, a botanical collector. [2]