Rufus B. Dodge, Jr. | |
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30th Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts |
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In office January 3, 1898 – February 25, 1901 |
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Preceded by | Augustus B. R. Sprague |
Succeeded by | Philip J. O'Connell |
President of the Worcester, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen |
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In office 1895–1895 |
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Member of the Worcester, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen |
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In office 1893–1895 |
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Member of the School Committee of Charlton, Massachusetts |
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In office 1881 – 1881 |
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Personal details | |
Born | November 24, 1861 Clinton, Massachusetts |
Died | December 13, 1935 |
Alma mater | Boston University School of Law, 1885. |
Rufus B. Dodge, Jr. (November 24, 1861-December 13, 1935) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts.
Dodge was born in Charlton, Massachusetts on November 24, 1861.
Dodge graduated Cum Laude from the Boston University School of Law in 1885.
Dodge was elected to the Clinton, Massachusetts school committee when he was twenty years old.
Dodge served on the Worcester Board of Aldermen from 1893 to 1895, serving as the Board's President in 1895.
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. [1]