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Dodge family of New York

Note: This is just one of 1,325 family groupings listed on The Political Graveyard web site. These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption.

This specific family group is a subset of the much larger Four Thousand Related Politicians group. An individual may be listed with more than one subset.

These groupings — even the names of the groupings, and the areas of main activity — are the result of a computer algorithm working with the data I have, not the choices of any historian or genealogist.

  Henry Dodge (1782-1867) — of Ste. Genevieve County, Mo.; Michigan; Dodgeville, Iowa County, Wis. Born near Vincennes, Knox County, Ind., October 12, 1782. Democrat. General in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention from Ste. Genevieve County, 1820; member Michigan territorial council 7th District, 1832-33; Governor of Wisconsin Territory, 1836-41, 1845-48; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Wisconsin Territory, 1841-45; U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, 1848-57. Slaveowner. Died in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, June 19, 1867 (age 84 years, 250 days). Interment at Aspen Grove Cemetery, Burlington, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son of Israel Dodge and Nancy Ann (Hunter) Dodge; half-brother of Lewis Fields Linn; married 1800 to Christiana McDonald; father-in-law of James Clarke; father of Augustus Caesar Dodge; third cousin once removed of Augustus Sabin Chase (1828-1896); third cousin twice removed of Irving Hall Chase; third cousin thrice removed of Augustus Sabin Chase (1897-1970); fourth cousin once removed of David Lane Dodge.
  Political family: Dodge family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Dodge counties in Minn. and Wis., and Henry County, Iowa, are named for him.
  Fort Dodge (military installation, 1850-53), and the city of Fort Dodge, Iowa, were named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS Henry Dodge (built 1943 at Richmond, California; sold and renamed SS Alheli; sank during a storm in the North Atlantic Ocean, 1968) was originally named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  David Lane Dodge (1790-1873) — also known as David L. Dodge — of Springport town, Cayuga County, N.Y.; Auburn, Cayuga County, N.Y. Born in North Castle town, Westchester County, N.Y., February 21, 1790. Physician; druggist; member of New York state assembly from Cayuga County 2nd District, 1855. Died in Auburn, Cayuga County, N.Y., October 6, 1873 (age 83 years, 227 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Esther (Lane) Dodge and Jeremiah Dodge; married, November 26, 1812, to Mary Flagler; fourth cousin once removed of Henry Dodge.
  Political family: Dodge family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  James Hugh Relfe (1791-1863) — also known as James H. Relfe — of Caledonia, Washington County, Mo. Born in Virginia, October 17, 1791. Democrat. Physician; served in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1835-43; U.S. Representative from Missouri at-large, 1843-47. Slaveowner. Died in Caledonia, Washington County, Mo., September 14, 1863 (age 71 years, 332 days). Interment at Caledonia Methodist Cemetery, Caledonia, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of John Relfe and Jane Relfe; brother of Elizabeth Alexander Relfe (who married Lewis Fields Linn); married to Mildred Duff.
  Political family: Dodge family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Lewis Fields Linn (1796-1843) — also known as Lewis F. Linn — of Ste. Genevieve, Ste. Genevieve County, Mo. Born near Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., November 5, 1796. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; physician; member of Missouri state senate 3rd District, 1830-31; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1833-43; died in office 1843. Slaveowner. Died in Ste. Genevieve, Ste. Genevieve County, Mo., October 3, 1843 (age 46 years, 332 days). Interment at Memorial Cemetery, Ste. Genevieve, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Nancy Ann (Hunter) Linn and Asahel Linn; half-brother of Henry Dodge; married to Elizabeth Alexander Relfe (sister of James Hugh Relfe); uncle of Augustus Caesar Dodge.
  Political family: Dodge family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Linn counties in Iowa, Kan., Mo. and Ore. are named for him.
  The city of Linneus, Missouri, is named for him.  — The city of Linn, Missouri, is named for him.  — The city of West Linn, Oregon, is named for him.  — The city of Linnton, Oregon, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Augustus Caesar Dodge (1812-1883) — also known as Augustus C. Dodge — of Galena, Jo Daviess County, Ill.; Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa. Born in Ste. Genevieve, Ste. Genevieve County, Mo., January 2, 1812. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War; register of U.S. Land Office at Burlington, Iowa, 1838-40; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Iowa Territory, 1840-46; U.S. Senator from Iowa, 1848-55; resigned 1855; first U.S. Senator who was born west of the Mississippi River; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1855-59; candidate for Governor of Iowa, 1859; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1860, 1864; mayor of Burlington, Iowa, 1874-75. Scottish ancestry. Died in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, November 20, 1883 (age 71 years, 322 days). Interment at Aspen Grove Cemetery, Burlington, Iowa.
  Presumably named for: Augustus Caesar
  Relatives: Son of Henry Dodge and Christiana (McDonald) Dodge; nephew of Lewis Fields Linn; third cousin once removed of James Knox Polk and William Hawkins Polk; third cousin twice removed of Charles Polk; fourth cousin of Augustus Sabin Chase, Marshall Tate Polk, Tasker Polk, Richard Tyler Polk and Edwin Fitzhugh Polk; fourth cousin once removed of Trusten Polk, Irving Hall Chase, Rufus King Polk and Frank Lyon Polk.
  Political family: Dodge family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Dodge County, Neb. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Clarke (1812-1850) — of Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa. Born in Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pa., July 5, 1812. Secretary of Iowa Territory, 1839-41; mayor of Burlington, Iowa, 1844-45; delegate to Iowa state constitutional convention from Des Moines County, 1844; Governor of Iowa Territory, 1845-46. Died in a cholera epidemic, in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, July 28, 1850 (age 38 years, 23 days). Interment at Aspen Grove Cemetery, Burlington, Iowa.
  Relatives: Son-in-law of Henry Dodge.
  Political family: Dodge family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Clarke County, Iowa is named for him.

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