Henry Dodge
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United States Senator from Wisconsin |
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In office June 8, 1848 – March 3, 1857 |
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| Preceded by | (none) |
| Succeeded by | James Rood Doolittle |
| 4th Governor of Wisconsin Territory | |
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In office April 8, 1845 – June 23, 1848 |
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| Appointed by | James Polk |
| Preceded by | Nathaniel P. Tallmadge |
| Succeeded by | John Catlin |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin Territory's at-large district |
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In office March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1845 Delegate |
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| Preceded by | James Duane Doty |
| Succeeded by | Morgan Lewis Martin |
| 1st Governor of Wisconsin Territory | |
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In office April 30, 1836 – September 13, 1841 |
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| Appointed by | Andrew Jackson |
| Preceded by | (none) |
| Succeeded by | James Duane Doty |
| Personal details | |
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October 12, 1782 Vincennes, Indiana |
| Died | June 19, 1867 (aged 84) Burlington, Iowa |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Christiana McDonald Dodge |
| Profession | Politician, soldier |
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| Service/branch | Missouri Militia Michigan Territory Militia United States Army |
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Major General (Militia) Colonel (Army) |
| Battles/wars |
War of 1812 Black Hawk War |
Henry Dodge (October 12, 1782 – June 19, 1867) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, Territorial Governor of Wisconsin and a veteran of the Black Hawk War. His son was Augustus C. Dodge with whom he served in the U.S. Senate, the first, and so far only, father-son pair to serve concurrently. Henry Dodge was the half brother of Lewis F. Linn. James Clarke, the Governor of Iowa Territory, was the son-in-law of Henry Dodge.
Henry Dodge was the son of Israel Dodge and Nancy Hunter Dodge. Israel was from Connecticut and a veteran of the Battle of Brandywine, who came west to serve under his brother in the military command of George Rogers Clark. Nancy's family similarly moved west and settled in Kentucky, and for a period of time the Hunter family was part of the settler colony whose population was recruited to support the garrison at the confluence of the Ohio River and the Mississippi River, known as Fort Jefferson. Henry Dodge was born in Vincennes (then under the jurisdiction of Virginia) when Nancy stopped over to visit Israel (on duty in Vincennes) on her way from Kaskaskia to Louisville. Henry was the first child in what is now Indiana who was born to parents from the colonies, the other residents of Vincennes being of Indian and French-Canadian heritage.
Dodge was raised in Kentucky. In 1788 Israel abandoned the family and Henry was raised by his mother. (Nancy later remarried, and had a son Lewis who himself became an elected official.) At age 14 Dodge moved to Missouri to live with his father, who ran salt and lead operations. Although Henry returned to Kentucky occasionally (including to read law), his move to Missouri was permanent. In 1800, he married Christiana McDonald.
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