Augustus C. Dodge
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Augustus C. Dodge
Augustus Caesar Dodge (January 2, 1812 - November 20, 1883) was one of the first two United States Senators to represent the state of Iowa after it was admitted to the Union as a state in 1846. Immediately prior to his service as a Senator, Dodge represented the Territory of Iowa in Congress from 1839 to 1846. Dodge served in the Senate from 1846 to 1855, when President Franklin Pierce appointed him to the post of ambassador to Spain. He served as the ambassador 1855–1859.
Dodge was a member of the Democratic party. He unsuccessfully ran for Governor of Iowa in 1859.
His father, Henry Dodge, served as a US Senator from Wisconsin. They are the first, and so far only father-son pair to serve concurrently in the US Senate at the same time.
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| Preceded by None |
United States Senator (Class 3) from Iowa 1848–1855 Served alongside: George W. Jones |
Succeeded by James Harlan |
| Preceded by Pierre Soulé |
U.S. Ambassador to Spain 1855–1859 |
Succeeded by William Preston |
