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Francis H. Dodds | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's11th district | |
| In office March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1913 | |
| Preceded by | Archibald B. Darragh |
| Succeeded by | Francis O. Lindquist |
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| Born | (1858-06-09)June 9, 1858 |
| Died | December 23, 1940(1940-12-23) (aged 82) Mount Pleasant, Michigan, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | University of Michigan |
Francis Henry Dodds (June 9, 1858 – December 23, 1940), was a politician from theU.S. state ofMichigan.
Dodds was born on a farm nearWaddington inSt. Lawrence County, New York. He attended the local schools and moved with his parents toIsabella County, Michigan, in 1866. He graduated fromOlivet College and taught school atOlivet andMount Pleasant, Michigan. He graduated from the law department of theUniversity of Michigan atAnn Arbor in 1880 and was admitted to thebar the same year and commenced the practice of law at Mount Pleasant. He served as city attorney of Mount Pleasant, 1892–1894; and was a member of the board of education, 1894-1897.
Dodds was elected as aRepublican fromMichigan's 11th congressional district to the61st and62nd Congresses, serving from March 4, 1909 to March 3, 1913. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1912.
After leaving Congress, Dodds returned to Mount Pleasant and resumed the practice of law in until his death. He died aged 82 and is interred at Riverside Cemetery of Mount Pleasant.
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| Preceded by | United States Representative for the 11th Congressional District of Michigan March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1913 | Succeeded by |
