Henry Dodge Jr.

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Politician
gptkbp:advocatesFor State rights
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:Wisconsin_Democratic_Party
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Wisconsin_Territory
gptkbp:birthDate 1827-01-01
gptkbp:children gptkb:Henry_Dodge_III
gptkbp:civicEngagement Community leader
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:William_A._Barstow
gptkb:Nelson_Dewey
gptkb:James_D._Doty
gptkbp:contribution Establishing state government
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influence on local culture
gptkbp:deathDate 1880-01-01
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:American_settlers
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Virginia
gptkbp:electionYear 1848
Elected Governor
gptkbp:famousFor Political_leadership_in_Wisconsin
gptkbp:historicalContext 19th century American politics
gptkbp:historicalRole Founding_figure_in_Wisconsin_history
gptkbp:historicalSignificance First Governor of Wisconsin
Commemorated_in_Wisconsin_history
gptkbp:homeGround Prominent_family_in_Virginia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Henry Dodge Jr.
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkbp:influenceOn Wisconsin_politics
gptkbp:involvedIn State constitutional conventions
gptkbp:knownFor Advocating for statehood
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Dodge_County,_Wisconsin
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:Mexican-American_War
gptkbp:notableEvent Wisconsin_statehood_declaration
gptkbp:notableWork Wisconsin_statehood
gptkbp:occupation Governor
gptkbp:personalLife Married with children
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Wisconsin
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation Wisconsin_Democratic_politics
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:politicalPosition Democratic_ideology
gptkbp:politicalRole 1848
1852
gptkbp:positionHeld Governor_of_Wisconsin
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Nelson_Dewey
gptkbp:recognizedBy Leadership during state formation
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Dodge_family
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Dodgeville,_Wisconsin
gptkbp:role Military officer
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Wisconsin_State_Senate
State Senator
gptkbp:serviceYears 1846-1848
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Ann_Dodge
gptkbp:state gptkb:Wisconsin
gptkbp:successor gptkb:William_A._Barstow
gptkbp:supported Expansion_of_Wisconsin_territory
gptkbp:termEnd 1852-01-01
gptkbp:termStart 1848-01-01