Dodge, Joshua Eric - lawyer, was born at Arlington, Mass., Oct. 25, 1854; son of Joshua
Giddings and Mary (Herrick) Dodge; grandson of David Dodge, and of
Henry Herrick, and a descendant of Richard Dodge, who emigrated from
England in 1638 and settled at Salem, Mass. He was graduated from Iowa
college in 1875, and from the Boston university law school in 1877, and
was admitted to the bar in the latter year. He practised in Cambridge,
1877-78, and in 1878 removed to Racine, Wis. He delivered a course of
seven lectures at the Law school of Racine college in l886. He was a
member of the Wisconsin state assembly, 1891, of the Democratic state
central committee, 1888-94, and chairman of the Wisconsin state
commission appointed for the purpose of promoting uniformity of
legislation amongst the various states, 1892-98. In 1893 he was
appointed by President Cleveland, assistant attorney-general of the
United States under Richard Olney. In July, 1897, he resigned that
position and resumed private practice at Milwaukee, Wis.
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