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[1]
In office 1881[1]–1881[1]
Personal details
Born	November 24, 1861[1] Clinton, Massachusetts[1]
Died	December 13, 1935
Alma mater	Boston University School of Law, 1885.[1]

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

1. 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.

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

• Worcester Mayors