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Henry Dodge | |
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 Portrait of Dodge from the 1840s | |
| United States Senator from Wisconsin | |
| In office June 8, 1848 – March 3, 1857 | |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
| Succeeded by | James Rood Doolittle |
| Governor of the Wisconsin Territory | |
| In office April 8, 1845 – June 23, 1848 | |
| Appointed by | James Polk |
| Preceded by | Nathaniel P. Tallmadge |
| Succeeded by | John Catlin (Acting) |
| In office April 30, 1836 – September 13, 1841 | |
| Appointed by | Andrew Jackson |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | James Duane Doty |
| Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from the Wisconsin Territory's at-large district | |
| In office March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1845 | |
| Preceded by | James Duane Doty |
| Succeeded by | Morgan Lewis Martin |
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| Born | Moses Henry Dodge October 12, 1782 Vincennes, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | June 19, 1867 (aged 84) Burlington, Iowa, U.S. |
| Resting place | Aspen Grove Cemetery Burlington, Iowa, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Christiana McDonald (1800–1865) |
| Children | 8, including Augustus |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
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Moses Henry Dodge (October 12, 1782 – June 19, 1867) was an American politician and military officer who was Democratic member to the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, Territorial Governor of Wisconsin and a veteran of the Black Hawk War. His son, Augustus C. Dodge, served as a U.S. Senator from Iowa; 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.
Henry Dodge was also the half-brother of Missouri Senator Lewis F. Linn. James Clarke, the Governor of Iowa Territory, was his son-in-law.[1]
Henry Dodge was also a slave owner, possessing the body and lives of five enslaved men - Toby, Tom, Lear, Jim, and Joe — who worked as smelters long after he promised to free them.[2]
- ^ Congressional Biography.
- ^ Burakoff, Maddie (February 12, 2021). "Black History of Wisconsin, Part 2: Breaking Chains". Black History of Wisconsin. Retrieved August 8, 2024.