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Parents

Solomon Dodge + Mary Dresser

Parents

Sylvanus Dodge	25 NOV 1801 -- 23 SEP 1871
Julia Theresa Phillips	31 JAN 1802 -- 11 DEC 1888

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Updated 13 days ago

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Grenville Mellen Dodge

Birth	12 APR 1831	MA, Essex Co, Danvers ⚑ More on this location Links FamilySearch County Page FamilySearch State Page Massachusetts Trails To The Past
Org.	1850-1852	Illinois Central Railroad, rodman
Org.	1852-1853	Chicago and Rock Island Railroad, asst engineer
Org.	1853-1854	Mississippi and Missouri Railroad, asst engineer
Org.	1853	Peoria and Bureau Valley Railroad, locating engineer
Military	1861-1866	USA Army / Major General / US Civil War
Org.	1866-1870⁵	Union Pacific Railroad, engineer
Org.	1866-1868	Union Pacific Railroad, chief engineer, director
Occup	1867-1869	US Rep. from IA ♛ Show List ♛ Show Counterparts
Org.	1872-1873	California and Texas Railway Construction Co, chief engineer
Org.	1873-1880	Texas and Pacific Railway, chief engineer
Org.	1880-1881	Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway, president
Org.	1881-1882	International Railroad, president
Org.	1882-1911	Northfield, Norwich University, Trustee
Org.	1887	St Louis, Des Moines and Northern Railroad, chosen president
Org.	1889-1893	Fort Worth and Denver City Railroad, NY, New York City, VP
Org.	1902	Colorado and Southern Railway, NY, New York City, Chairman of Board
Publisher	1911	Norwich University, 1819-1911
Death	3 JAN 1916	IA, Pottawattamie Co, Council Bluffs ⚑ More on this location Links FamilySearch County Page FamilySearch State Page Iowa TTTP
Grave		IA, Pottawattamie Co, Council Bluffs, Walnut Hill Cemetery ⚑ More on this location Links FamilySearch County Page FamilySearch State Page Iowa TTTP

Aged: 84.7 years

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