Ozro John Dodds (March 22, 1840 – April 18, 1882) was an American lawyer and

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veteran who briefly served as a

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from

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from 1872 to 1873.

Early life, education and career

Born in

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, Dodds attended the common schools, and

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, for four years.

Civil War

At the outbreak of the Civil War, he organized Captain Dodd's Miami University company and enlisted on April 18, 1861, as captain of Company B, Twentieth Ohio Volunteer Regiment. He served as captain of Company F, Eighty-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry from September 1, 1861, to January 1, 1863. He became lieutenant colonel of the First Alabama Union Cavalry October 18, 1863.

Law degree

At the close of the war was given his degree from

. He studied law at

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. He was

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in 1866 and commenced practice in Cincinnati.

Political career

He served as member of the

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in 1870 and 1871.

Congress

Dodds was elected as a

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to the Forty-second Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of

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and served from October 8, 1872, to March 3, 1873. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1872.

Later career and death

He resumed the practice of law at Cincinnati. He died in Columbus, Ohio, April 18, 1882. He was interred in

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Legacy

Dodds Hall is a residence hall on the Miami University campus named in his memory.

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References

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