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Rufus B. Dodge Jr.
Rufus B. Dodge Jr.
30th Mayor of; Worcester, Massachusetts
	In office; January 3, 1898 – February 25, 1901
Preceded by	Augustus B. R. Sprague
Succeeded by	Philip J. O'Connell
President of the; Worcester, Massachusetts; Board of Aldermen
	In office; 1895–1895
Member of the; Worcester, Massachusetts; Board of Aldermen
	In office; 1893–1895
Member of the; School Committee of; Charlton, Massachusetts
	In office; 1881–1881
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.^[1]

Early life

Dodge was born in Charlton, Massachusetts on November 24, 1861.^[1]

Education

Dodge graduated Cum Laude from the Boston University School of Law in 1885.^[1]

Public service

Clinton, Massachusetts School Committee

Dodge was elected to the Clinton, Massachusetts school committee when he was twenty years old.^[1]

Worcester, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen

Dodge served on the Worcester Board of Aldermen from 1893 to 1895,^[1] serving as the Board's President in 1895.^[1]

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.^[1] 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]

Family

Dodge's wife was Mary C. Perry, a botanical collector.^[2]

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m Rice, Franklin Pierce (1899), The New City Hall in Worcester, Massachusetts: A Testimonial to the City, Worcester, Massachusetts: Worcester (Mass.) City Council, p. 25
^ "Dodge, Mary C." kiki.huh.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-29.

Political offices
Preceded by Augustus B. R. Sprague	30th Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts January 3, 1898–February 25, 1901	Succeeded by Philip J. O'Connell

External links

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[NewCityHallWor1899Pg25-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m Rice, Franklin Pierce (1899), The New City Hall in Worcester, Massachusetts: A Testimonial to the City, Worcester, Massachusetts: Worcester (Mass.) City Council, p. 25

[2] "Dodge, Mary C." kiki.huh.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-29.

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