Augustus C. Dodge, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Augustus C. Dodge

American politician

Date of Birth: 02-Jan-1812

Place of Birth: Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, United States

Date of Death: 20-Nov-1883

Profession: politician, diplomat

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Augustus Caesar Dodge (January 2, 1812 – November 20, 1883) was one of the first set of United States Senators to represent the state of Iowa after it was admitted to the Union as a state in 1846.
Dodge, a Democrat, had also represented Iowa Territory in Congress as its delegate to the U.S.
House of Representatives from 1840 to 1846. He was born in what is now Ste.
Genevieve, Missouri (then in Louisiana Territory).
Self-educated, he moved to Illinois in 1827, settled in Galena, and was employed there in various capacities in his father's lead mines.
He served in the Black Hawk War and other Indian wars.
In 1837, he moved to what is now Burlington, Iowa (then in Wisconsin Territory), where he served as register of the land office until 1840.