History of Arlington, (Middlesex County) Massachusetts United States of America

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A Short Biography of Joshua Eric Dodge

Joshua Eric Dodge, lawyer, was born at Arlington, Mass., Oct. 25, 1854; son of Joshua Giddings and Mary (Herrick) Dodge; grandson of David Dodge, and of Henry Herrick, and a descendant of Richard Dodge, who emigrated from England in 1638 and settled at Salem, Mass. He was graduated from Iowa college in 1875, and from the Boston university law school in 1877, and was admitted to the bar in the latter year. He practised in Cambridge, 1877-78, and in 1878 removed to Racine, Wis. He delivered a course of seven lectures at the Law school of Racine college in l886. He was a member of the Wisconsin state assembly, 1891, of the Democratic state central committee, 1888-94, and chairman of the Wisconsin state commission appointed for the purpose of promoting uniformity of legislation amongst the various states, 1892-98. In 1893 he was appointed by President Cleveland, assistant attorney-general of the United States under Richard Olney. In July, 1897, he resigned that position and resumed private practice at Milwaukee, Wis.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor