Henry Dodge

Henry Dodge
Portrait of Dodge from the 1840s
United States Senator
from Wisconsin
In office
June 8, 1848 – March 3, 1857
Preceded bySeat established
Succeeded byJames Rood Doolittle
Governor of the Wisconsin Territory
In office
April 8, 1845 – June 23, 1848
Appointed byJames Polk
Preceded byNathaniel P. Tallmadge
Succeeded byJohn Catlin (Acting)
In office
April 30, 1836 – September 13, 1841
Appointed byAndrew Jackson
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byJames Duane Doty
Delegate to the
U.S. House of Representatives
from the Wisconsin Territory's
at-large district
In office
March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1845
Preceded byJames Duane Doty
Succeeded byMorgan Lewis Martin
Personal details
Born
Moses Henry Dodge

(1782-10-12)October 12, 1782
Vincennes, Indiana, U.S.
DiedJune 19, 1867(1867-06-19) (aged 84)
Burlington, Iowa, U.S.
Resting placeAspen Grove Cemetery
Burlington, Iowa, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseChristiana McDonald (1800–1865)
Children8, including Augustus
Signature
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service
Rank
Unit
  • Missouri State Volunteers (1812–1814)
  • Michigan Mounted Volunteers (1832)
  • United States Mounted Ranger Battalion (1832–1833)
  • United States Regiment of Dragoons (1833–1836)
Battles/wars

Moses Henry Dodge (October 12, 1782 – June 19, 1867) was an American politician and military officer who was Democratic member to the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, Territorial Governor of Wisconsin and a veteran of the Black Hawk War. His son, Augustus C. Dodge, served as a U.S. Senator from Iowa; the two were the first and so far the only father-son pair to serve concurrently in the Senate, which they did from 1848 to 1855.

Henry Dodge was also the half-brother of Missouri Senator Lewis F. Linn. James Clarke, the Governor of Iowa Territory, was his son-in-law.[1]

Henry Dodge was also a slave owner, possessing the body and lives of five enslaved men - Toby, Tom, Lear, Jim, and Joe — who worked as smelters long after he promised to free them.[2]

  1. ^ Congressional Biography.
  2. ^ Burakoff, Maddie (February 12, 2021). "Black History of Wisconsin, Part 2: Breaking Chains". Black History of Wisconsin. Retrieved August 8, 2024.