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Moses Henry Dodge (October 12, 1782 – June 19, 1867) was an American politician and military officer who was Democratic member to the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, Territorial Governor of Wisconsin and a veteran of the Black Hawk War.
Henry Dodge retired from public office in his seventy-fifth year and died ten years later, on June 19, 1867, in Burlington, Iowa. During his lifetime the United States had grown from a young republic hugging the Atlantic Coast to an expansive nation stretching across the continent.
Henry Dodge. Born in Indiana, Henry Dodge came to Wisconsin in 1827. Dodge took a prominent part in the Black Hawk War of 1832 as Colonel of the Iowa County militia, and was the first Territorial governor of Wisconsin. He would go on to serve as a delegate to Congress and U.S. Senator.
Henry Dodge, Governor of the Original Territory of Wisconsin. BIOGRAPHIES are the life of history. Great men are the chief elements of a nation's power and renown. Plutarch's "Lives" furnish the best account extant of the old Greeks and Romans.
Henry Dodge spent his boyhood in Kentucky. In 1796 he moved westward with his family to the present Ste. Genevieve, Mo., where he engaged in lead mining, farming, and trading. In 1806 he made an effort to join the abortive Aaron Burr expedition to the Southwest, but turned back upon hearing of Burr's arrest.
Henry Dodge, Indian fighter, lead miner, and long associated with public life in Wisconsin, held the distinction of being both the first and the last territorial governor of Wisconsin, 1836-1841 and 1845-1848.
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Learn about the life and achievements of Henry Dodge, a U.S. Army officer and politician who served in the War of 1812, the Black Hawk War, and the Mexican War. He was also a Territorial Governor, a U.S. Senator, and a potential Vice President.
