Legislator Details
Number of sessions served 2
Gender: Male
Age at election: 37
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 2/19/1853
City: Dundee, MI
County: Monroe County, MI
Country: US
Death
Date: 1/23/1929
City: Tecumseh, MI
County: Lenawee County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial:
Burial
Date: 1/26/1929
City: Tecumseh, MI
County: Lenawee County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Brookside Cemetery
Marital Information:
married Emeline [Emma] Sophronia Dyer, 2/13/1871, in Dundee, MI; children: 3, Thomas Lee and 2 others
Number of Children: 3
Background
Religion:
Military Service:
Occupation: farmer, real estate, merchant, businessman
Race: Caucasian or White
Education:
attended Dundee Union School and Adrian College.
Biographical Sketch:
Son of Joshua T. and ?? (Hecock) Dodge. Returned to Dundee and dealt in produce and real estate in 1873. Located to a farm in London Township in 1883. He served as township clerk and was twice elected justice of the peace.
Notable Facts:
Brother of Judge Dodge of the criminal court of Galveston, Texas.
Death certificate and Find-a-Grave.com give birth year as 1851, 1891 Manual and Political Graveyard say 1853.
Died of arteriosclerosis and cerebral hemorrhage.
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Roads and Bridges , State Public School
City of Residence: London
County of Residence Monroe
District Description: City of Monroe; towns of Ash, Berlin, Dundee, Exeter, Frenchtown, London, Milan and Raisinville
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Committees Served On: Drainage , Eastern Asylum for Insane , Printing
City of Residence: London
County of Residence Monroe
District Description: Townships of Ash, Berlin, Dundee, Exeter, Frenchtown, London, Milan and Raisinville
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Bibliography:
MIBiog 1:245; Manual 1893 p.600; Manual 1891 p.586-87; Find-a-Grave.com; USCen 1880, 1900; MIMarRec 1867-1952; Michiganology