Edward Dodd (August 25, 1805 – March 1, 1891) was a

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from New York.

Early life

Edward Dodd was born in

Salem, New York Salem is a town in eastern Washington County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town population was 2,612 at the 2020 census. The town of Salem contains a hamlet also named Salem, former ...

on August 25, 1805. He attended the public schools.

Career

He engaged in mercantile pursuits. He moved to

Argyle, New York Argyle is a town in Washington County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town population was 3,644 at the 2020 census. The town was named by its many early settlers from Scotland after Ar ...

in 1835. He served as county clerk of Washington County from 1835 to 1844. He served as delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1846. Dodd was elected as an

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candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress and re-elected as a Republican to the Thirty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859). He served as chairman of the Committee on District of Columbia (Thirty-fourth Congress). He served as the United States marshal for the northern district of New York from April 1863 to April 1869. He was editor of the County Post for thirty years. He was a Trustee of the Argyle Academy for fifty-one years. He served as president of the village of Argyle for eight years. He served as member of the Republican State committee for many years.

Death

He died in

, March 1, 1891. He was interred in Prospect Hill Cemetery.

References

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