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Augustus C Dodge Iowa pioneer and senator timeline
Augustus C Dodge, son of Henry Dodge, rises from Burlington land office to second Brigade commander and alderman. He becomes Iowa’s first U S senator in 1848 after a contested early state legislature, later serving as minister to Spain. His lifelong career spans militia leadership, politics, and diplomacy ending with his 1883 death in Burlington.
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