Rufus B. Dodge, Jr.

Rufus B. Dodge, Jr.
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]

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.

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Rice, Franklin Pierce (1899), The New City Hall in Worcester, Massachusetts: A Testimonial to the City, Worcester, Massachusetts: Worcester (Mass.) City Council, p. 25.
Political offices
Preceded by
Augustus B. R. Sprague
30th Mayor
of
Worcester, Massachusetts

January 3, 1898–February 25, 1901
Succeeded by
Philip J. O'Connell

External links

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