Rufus B. Dodge Jr.
{{short description|American lawyer}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name =Rufus B. Dodge Jr.
| image =File:Rufus B. Dodge, Jr..png
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| caption =
| office =30th Mayor of
Worcester, Massachusetts
|majority=
| term_start =January 3, 1898
| term_end =February 25, 1901
| successor =Philip J. O'Connell
| predecessor =Augustus B. R. Sprague
| office2 =President of the
Worcester, Massachusetts
Board of Aldermen
|majority2=
| term_start2 =1895
| term_end2 =1895
| successor2 =
| predecessor2 =
| office3 =Member of the
Worcester, Massachusetts
Board of Aldermen
|majority3=
| term_start3 =1893
| term_end3 =1895
| successor3 =
| office4 =Member of the
School Committee of
Charlton, Massachusetts
|majority4=
| successor4 =
| birth_date =November 24, 1861
| birth_place =Clinton, Massachusetts
| death_date =December 13, 1935
| death_place =
|alma_mater= Boston University School of Law, 1885.
| occupation =
| spouse(s) =
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}}
Rufus B. Dodge Jr. (November 24, 1861 – December 13, 1935) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts.{{Citation| last= Rice | first=Franklin Pierce | title =The New City Hall in Worcester, Massachusetts: A Testimonial to the City| page = 25 | publisher = Worcester (Mass.) City Council | location = Worcester, Massachusetts| year = 1899}}
Early life
Dodge was born in Charlton, Massachusetts on November 24, 1861.
Education
Dodge graduated Cum Laude from the Boston University School of Law in 1885.
Public service
=Clinton, Massachusetts School Committee=
Dodge was elected to the Clinton, Massachusetts school committee when he was twenty years old.
=Worcester, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen=
Dodge served on the Worcester Board of Aldermen from 1893 to 1895, serving as the Board's President in 1895.
=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. 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. [https://web.archive.org/web/20121024071837/http://www.worcpublib.org/resources/mayors.htm]
Family
Dodge's wife was Mary C. Perry, a botanical collector.{{Cite web |title=Dodge, Mary C. |url=https://kiki.huh.harvard.edu/databases/botanist_search.php?mode=details&id=30422 |access-date=2022-05-29 |website=kiki.huh.harvard.edu |language=en}}
Notes
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{{succession box | title=30th Mayor
of
Worcester, Massachusetts| before=Augustus B. R. Sprague| after= Philip J. O'Connell| years=January 3, 1898–February 25, 1901}}
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20121024071837/http://www.worcpublib.org/resources/mayors.htm Worcester Mayors]
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Category:Boston University School of Law alumni
Category:Massachusetts city council members
Category:Mayors of Worcester, Massachusetts
Category:Massachusetts lawyers
Category:Massachusetts Republicans
Category:People from Charlton, Massachusetts
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