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.
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active years end date
1841-09-13, 1845-03-03, 1848-06-23
active years start date
1836-04-30, 1841-03-04, 1845-04-08
battle
War of 1812, Black Hawk War
birth date
1782-10-12
birth place
Vincennes Indiana
death date
1867-06-19
death place
Burlington Iowa
military branch
United States Army
military rank
Major general (United States), Colonel (United States)
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