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Matilda Dodge Wilson

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American politician (1883-1967)

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Matilda Dodge Wilson was an American politician and heiress who was the 43rd lieutenant governor of Michigan. Ranked as one of the wealthiest women in the world, she was the widow of John Francis Dodge, who co-founded the Dodge motor car company in Detroit with his brother Horace Elgin Dodge.

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Matilda Dodge Wilson was an American politician and heiress who was the 43rd lieutenant governor of Michigan. Ranked as one of the wealthiest women in the world, she was the widow of John Francis Dodge, who co-founded the Dodge motor car company in Detroit with his brother Horace Elgin Dodge. She co-founded the Oakland campus of Michigan State University, now Oakland University, with her husband Alfred Wilson, and John A. Hannah. The new university was built on her 1,400-acre (5.7 km2) estate, Meadow Brook Farms.

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United States
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Politicians
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Politician
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Lived 1883 to 1967 · aged 83
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