Augustus Caesar Dodge (January 2, 1812 _ November 20, 1883) was one of the first two United States Senators 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.
His father, Henry Dodge, served as a US Senator from Wisconsin. They are the first, and so far only father-son pair to serve concurrently in the US Senate.
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.
Dodge served in the Senate from 1846 to 1855, when he resigned to accept a diplomatic position.
A. Dodge, of Burlington; Gen. Churchman, of Dubuque, and Dr. Clark, of Fort Madison, were appointed and proceeded to discharge the duties of their mission.
Dodge, of Pottawattamie county; James F. Wilson, of Jefferson county; James Dawson, of Washington county; Simon G. Stein, of Muscatine county; James O. Crosby, of Clayton county; Charles Dudley, of Wapello county; John N. Dewey, of Polk county, and William L. Joy, of Woodbury county.
Dodge, of Burlington, was the prominent Democratic candidate for Senator, and the name of J. Hall, also of Burlington, was likewise favorably mentioned.
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