Augustus C. Dodge
Augustus Caesar Dodge (
January 2,
1812 -
November 20,
1883) was one of the first two
United States Senatorss to represent the state of
Iowa after it was admitted to the Union as a state in
1846. Immediately prior to his service as a Senator, Dodge represented the Territory of Iowa in
Congress from
1839 to
1846. Dodge served in the Senate from
1846 to
1855, when he resigned to accept a diplomatic position.
Dodge was a member of the Democratic party. He unsuccessfully ran for Governor of Iowa in 1859.
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