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  Dodge, William E.
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NameWilliam E. Dodge
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New York, New York , United States
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Born September 04, 1805
Died February 09, 1883 (78 years)
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InfoDODGE, William Earle, a Representative from New York; born in Hartford, Conn., September 4, 1805; completed preparatory studies; moved to New York City in 1818; became a clerk; in 1826 established the house of Phelps, Dodge & Co., of which he was the head for forty years; delegate to the peace convention of 1861 held in Washington, D.C., in an effort to devise means to prevent the impending war; successfully contested as a Republican the election of James Brooks to the Thirty-ninth Congress and served from April 7, 1866, to March 3, 1867; declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1866; resumed business interests; died in New York City February 9, 1883; interment in Woodlawn Cemetery.


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  11/08/1864 NY District 08 - Revised Vote Totals Won 39.68% (+0.08%)
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