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Augustus C. Dodge

American politician (1812-1883) · United States · On the map · Politicians · Died at 71

Augustus Caesar Dodge was a Democratic delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa Territory, a U.S. minister to Spain, and one of the first set of United States senators to represent Iowa after it was admitted to the Union as a state.

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His father, Henry Dodge, served as a U.S. senator from Wisconsin; the two were the first and so far the only father-son pair to serve concurrently in the Senate, which they did from 1848 to 1855.

Country
United States
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1812 to 1883 · aged 71