Joseph N. Dolph
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United States Senator from Oregon |
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In office March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1895 |
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| Preceded by | La Fayette Grover |
| Succeeded by | George W. McBride |
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In office 1866 1872 1874 |
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October 19, 1835 Dolphsburg, New York |
| Died | March 10, 1897 (aged 61) Portland, Oregon |
| Political party | Republican |
| Profession | attorney |
Joseph Norton Dolph (October 19, 1835 – March 10, 1897) was an American politician and attorney in the state of Oregon. A native of the state of New York, he immigrated to Oregon over the Oregon Trail and settled in Portland where he became the state's federal district attorney. A Republican, he spent ten years in the Oregon State Senate before serving in the United States Senate from 1883 to 1895.
Joseph Dolph was born in Dolphsburg, New York, on October 19, 1835. The son of Elizabeth W. and Chester V. Dolph, his brother was Cyrus A. Dolph and his nephew was Frederick W. Mulkey. Dolph earned his education at local public and private schools and then attended the Genesee Wesleyan Seminary in Lima. He studied law and was admitted to practice law after passing the bar in 1861.
Dolph set up practice in Schuyler County, New York, and also taught school. He read about the Western United States and decided to move west. In 1862, he and his brother Cyrus enlisted in the Oregon Escort, which protected settlers traveling to Oregon from Native Americans. After being honorably discharged at Fort Walla Walla in Washington Territory, Dolph settled in Portland and resumed the practice of law. He became the city's attorney, serving from 1864 to 1865, and then Oregon's United States district attorney from 1865 to 1868. In 1864, he married Augusta E. Mulkey, and the couple had six children.
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