Matthew Simpson Dudgeon (June 18, 1871July 26, 1949) was director of the

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from 1920 to 1941. Earlier, he was a member of the

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, representing

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in the 1903 session, and served four years as district attorney of

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Biography

Matthew Dudgeon was born in

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. He served as director of the

and president of the

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and was inducted into the Wisconsin Library Hall of Fame in 2009. Dudgeon died in Milwaukee in 1949.

Political career

Dudgeon was elected to the Assembly in 1902. Previously, he served two terms as district attorney of

. He was a

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References

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The Political Graveyard
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dudgeon, Matthew S. 1871 births 1949 deaths Politicians from Madison, Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly District attorneys in Dane County, Wisconsin Lawyers from Madison, Wisconsin Librarians from Wisconsin American volunteer soldiers of the Spanish–American War 20th-century American legislators 20th-century Wisconsin politicians Burials at Forest Hill Cemetery (Madison, Wisconsin)