Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-01-16
TWO STATESMEN.
Governor Henry Dodge and Gen, A. c,
Dodge.

lives and characters of two en-
inent statesmen, both of whom
were known to nearly every old
settler Of Wisconsin. Gov, Henry
Dodge has been dead many years
but the memory Of his illustrious
deeds is still fresh in the minds of
all Of us. His son Gen. Agustus
c. Dodge is a resident of Burling-
ton, Iowa, where he has lived since
1888, Gen. Dodge, like his father,
is Il man of umimpeachable integ-
rity, and like his father, has given
to the world IN almost perfect
model of Il statesman. The follow
ing review of the record Of these
two eminent men is n portion of n
paper recently read before the st,
Louis historical society, by Firmin
A. Rozier, Of Ste. Gencvievc.
GOV. HENRY DODGE
was born in Nincennes, Indiana,
in the year 1882. Whilst his family
were removing TO the town of Ste.
Geney.eve, Gov, James Wilkinson,
of Louisiana, appointed him sheriff
of Ste. Genevieve district. This
was the first office that Gov. Dodge
had fled, and he acted in that
capacity Tor fifteen years, He was
also l. 5. Marshal both of our
State llnd Territory, and n member
of the convention of 1920. which
formed the constitution of Missouri,
During the war Of 1912 he raised,
ut Ste. Gcncvieve, n mounted rifle
company, destined for the protec-
tion Of the inhabitants against the
Indian depredations in the then
Territory of Missouri, and was
afterward major of the Territorial
militia, and served until the end of
the war. He further continued in
military service with the rank of
lieuteaant-colonel, and commanded
an expedition up the Missouri river
agaipt the Indians. In the year
1882 he was commissioned major OF
the United States rangers, and was
promoted colonel ofthe first United
States dragons. Lin the Black
Hawk war he served with distnc-
ton and displayed great bravery.
When in 1886 the Territory Of
Wisconsin was organized President
Jackson appointed Col. Dodge first
governor all Iowa, Minnesota and
Dakota then formed Il part Of Wis
consin.
Gov, Dodge was elected delegate
to congress from Wisconsin, and
served in that capacity until 1915.
In the latter year he was again ap-
pointed Governor, and continued TO
fill tac executive chair until 1913,
when, upon the admission Of Wis
consm, he was chosen one Of her
first United States Senator'S. lie
was reelected in 1851 and served
il the Senate until 1857.
In person Gov. Henry Dodge was
tall, erect, and of remarkably dig
nifed bearing, as urbanc III private
life as he was brave in the field.
Ter more than half Il century he
served his country in various posi-
tions with distinction and useful
ness. Ills life and character in the
ciyi' and military fields has become
p;.rt Of the history Of the west. lie
died at the house Of his son, in
Burlington, Iowa, on the 18th Of
June, 1867, and like his father is
buried west Of the Mississippi.
AUGUSTUS 9. DODGE,
his son, was born June ID, 1872,
in the town Of Ste. Gencyieyc, Mo.
lie is a well-formed person, stands
erect and bears the character Of a
courteous gentleman, and is re-
markable for his sobriety and
punctuality in his relations with
mankind. In boyhood he aided
his father in different occupations.
He married a Miss Clara Hertich,
daughter of Prof Joseph Hertich,
who had established an educa-
tional academy in about the year
1920; being a native Of Switzerland,
ha was a ripe scholar and taught