Dodge, Luther C., of San Francisco Cal., son of Nathan and Hannah (Phinney) Dodge, was born in Montpelier Sept. 7, 1821.
He was educated in the common and private schools of his town, and followed farming until July 1841, when he entered the employ of J. & J.H. Peck Co. of Burlington, as a clerk. In 1847 he was employed by the Troy and Canada Junction Telegraph Co. at Burlington as operator. A year later he was elected superintendent of the company, remaining in this position till 1853. In Sept. 1855, he went to California, where he engaged in trade (wholesale provisions) in connection with his brother, Henry L. Dodge, till 1868, when he returned to Burlington remaining there till April 1877, serving three terms as mayor of that city in the meantime. He returned to California, engaging in business with E.W. Forsaith under the firm name of Forsaith and Dodge. In 1882 he disposed of his interests in San Francisco and engaged in manufacture of lumber, sash, doors, etc., in northern Idaho with his two brothers, O.A. and N.P. Dodge. In the winter of 1883-'84 the mill and the factory, together with a large stock of lumber, sash, doors, glass, etc., were destroyed by fire. The following November he, with his wife, returned to San Francisco, where they still reside.
Mr. Dodge has held the office of cashier in the U.S. internal revenue office at San Francisco since March, 1890.
He is a life member of the Pacific Coast Association Native Sons of Vermont, and was a member of the first lodge of Odd Fellows organized in Vermont.
On October 4, 1849 he married Lucia Pomeroy Moore, a native of Burlington, and daughter of George and Oliva (Sanger) Moore. One son, George Moore Dodge, now a resident of San Rafael, Cal., is the result of this marriage.
Biography from the Men of Vermont: An Illustrated Biographical History of Vermonters and Sons of Vermont - By Redfield Proctor, Charles H. Davenport, Levi Knight Fuller
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The Marin Journal (San Rafael, CA)
Thursday, February 7, 1901
Page 6
On Sunday night February 3, death called another respected citizen to his final home. Luther C. Dodge, aged 79 years, a native of Vermont, died at the residence of his son, George M. Dodge in San Rafael.
In Burlington, Vermont, Oct. 4, 1849, he married Lucia P. Moore, who survives him.
Several years ago he came to his coast and for a number of years conducted business successfully in San Francisco as a member of the firm of Dodge, Sweeney & Co.
His son George M. Dodge has been prominently identified with Marin County for a number of years, as surveyor of the county at one time and in private business capacity. He was the only son.
Henry L. Dodge a brother of the deceased, resides in San Francisco
The funeral was conducted from the residence of his son at 2 o’clock Wednesday, with interment at Mt. Tamalpais Cemetery.
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Thanks to w Kreider (#47169684) for passing on Cathy Gowdy's online posting of Luther's obituary.
He was educated in the common and private schools of his town, and followed farming until July 1841, when he entered the employ of J. & J.H. Peck Co. of Burlington, as a clerk. In 1847 he was employed by the Troy and Canada Junction Telegraph Co. at Burlington as operator. A year later he was elected superintendent of the company, remaining in this position till 1853. In Sept. 1855, he went to California, where he engaged in trade (wholesale provisions) in connection with his brother, Henry L. Dodge, till 1868, when he returned to Burlington remaining there till April 1877, serving three terms as mayor of that city in the meantime. He returned to California, engaging in business with E.W. Forsaith under the firm name of Forsaith and Dodge. In 1882 he disposed of his interests in San Francisco and engaged in manufacture of lumber, sash, doors, etc., in northern Idaho with his two brothers, O.A. and N.P. Dodge. In the winter of 1883-'84 the mill and the factory, together with a large stock of lumber, sash, doors, glass, etc., were destroyed by fire. The following November he, with his wife, returned to San Francisco, where they still reside.
Mr. Dodge has held the office of cashier in the U.S. internal revenue office at San Francisco since March, 1890.
He is a life member of the Pacific Coast Association Native Sons of Vermont, and was a member of the first lodge of Odd Fellows organized in Vermont.
On October 4, 1849 he married Lucia Pomeroy Moore, a native of Burlington, and daughter of George and Oliva (Sanger) Moore. One son, George Moore Dodge, now a resident of San Rafael, Cal., is the result of this marriage.
Biography from the Men of Vermont: An Illustrated Biographical History of Vermonters and Sons of Vermont - By Redfield Proctor, Charles H. Davenport, Levi Knight Fuller
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The Marin Journal (San Rafael, CA)
Thursday, February 7, 1901
Page 6
On Sunday night February 3, death called another respected citizen to his final home. Luther C. Dodge, aged 79 years, a native of Vermont, died at the residence of his son, George M. Dodge in San Rafael.
In Burlington, Vermont, Oct. 4, 1849, he married Lucia P. Moore, who survives him.
Several years ago he came to his coast and for a number of years conducted business successfully in San Francisco as a member of the firm of Dodge, Sweeney & Co.
His son George M. Dodge has been prominently identified with Marin County for a number of years, as surveyor of the county at one time and in private business capacity. He was the only son.
Henry L. Dodge a brother of the deceased, resides in San Francisco
The funeral was conducted from the residence of his son at 2 o’clock Wednesday, with interment at Mt. Tamalpais Cemetery.
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Thanks to w Kreider (#47169684) for passing on Cathy Gowdy's online posting of Luther's obituary.
Dodge, Luther C., of San Francisco Cal., son of Nathan and Hannah (Phinney) Dodge, was born in Montpelier Sept. 7, 1821.
He was educated in the common and private schools of his town, and followed farming until July 1841, when he entered the employ of J. & J.H. Peck Co. of Burlington, as a clerk. In 1847 he was employed by the Troy and Canada Junction Telegraph Co. at Burlington as operator. A year later he was elected superintendent of the company, remaining in this position till 1853. In Sept. 1855, he went to California, where he engaged in trade (wholesale provisions) in connection with his brother, Henry L. Dodge, till 1868, when he returned to Burlington remaining there till April 1877, serving three terms as mayor of that city in the meantime. He returned to California, engaging in business with E.W. Forsaith under the firm name of Forsaith and Dodge. In 1882 he disposed of his interests in San Francisco and engaged in manufacture of lumber, sash, doors, etc., in northern Idaho with his two brothers, O.A. and N.P. Dodge. In the winter of 1883-'84 the mill and the factory, together with a large stock of lumber, sash, doors, glass, etc., were destroyed by fire. The following November he, with his wife, returned to San Francisco, where they still reside.
Mr. Dodge has held the office of cashier in the U.S. internal revenue office at San Francisco since March, 1890.
He is a life member of the Pacific Coast Association Native Sons of Vermont, and was a member of the first lodge of Odd Fellows organized in Vermont.
On October 4, 1849 he married Lucia Pomeroy Moore, a native of Burlington, and daughter of George and Oliva (Sanger) Moore. One son, George Moore Dodge, now a resident of San Rafael, Cal., is the result of this marriage.
Biography from the Men of Vermont: An Illustrated Biographical History of Vermonters and Sons of Vermont - By Redfield Proctor, Charles H. Davenport, Levi Knight Fuller
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The Marin Journal (San Rafael, CA)
Thursday, February 7, 1901
Page 6
On Sunday night February 3, death called another respected citizen to his final home. Luther C. Dodge, aged 79 years, a native of Vermont, died at the residence of his son, George M. Dodge in San Rafael.
In Burlington, Vermont, Oct. 4, 1849, he married Lucia P. Moore, who survives him.
Several years ago he came to his coast and for a number of years conducted business successfully in San Francisco as a member of the firm of Dodge, Sweeney & Co.
His son George M. Dodge has been prominently identified with Marin County for a number of years, as surveyor of the county at one time and in private business capacity. He was the only son.
Henry L. Dodge a brother of the deceased, resides in San Francisco
The funeral was conducted from the residence of his son at 2 o’clock Wednesday, with interment at Mt. Tamalpais Cemetery.
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Thanks to w Kreider (#47169684) for passing on Cathy Gowdy's online posting of Luther's obituary.
He was educated in the common and private schools of his town, and followed farming until July 1841, when he entered the employ of J. & J.H. Peck Co. of Burlington, as a clerk. In 1847 he was employed by the Troy and Canada Junction Telegraph Co. at Burlington as operator. A year later he was elected superintendent of the company, remaining in this position till 1853. In Sept. 1855, he went to California, where he engaged in trade (wholesale provisions) in connection with his brother, Henry L. Dodge, till 1868, when he returned to Burlington remaining there till April 1877, serving three terms as mayor of that city in the meantime. He returned to California, engaging in business with E.W. Forsaith under the firm name of Forsaith and Dodge. In 1882 he disposed of his interests in San Francisco and engaged in manufacture of lumber, sash, doors, etc., in northern Idaho with his two brothers, O.A. and N.P. Dodge. In the winter of 1883-'84 the mill and the factory, together with a large stock of lumber, sash, doors, glass, etc., were destroyed by fire. The following November he, with his wife, returned to San Francisco, where they still reside.
Mr. Dodge has held the office of cashier in the U.S. internal revenue office at San Francisco since March, 1890.
He is a life member of the Pacific Coast Association Native Sons of Vermont, and was a member of the first lodge of Odd Fellows organized in Vermont.
On October 4, 1849 he married Lucia Pomeroy Moore, a native of Burlington, and daughter of George and Oliva (Sanger) Moore. One son, George Moore Dodge, now a resident of San Rafael, Cal., is the result of this marriage.
Biography from the Men of Vermont: An Illustrated Biographical History of Vermonters and Sons of Vermont - By Redfield Proctor, Charles H. Davenport, Levi Knight Fuller
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The Marin Journal (San Rafael, CA)
Thursday, February 7, 1901
Page 6
On Sunday night February 3, death called another respected citizen to his final home. Luther C. Dodge, aged 79 years, a native of Vermont, died at the residence of his son, George M. Dodge in San Rafael.
In Burlington, Vermont, Oct. 4, 1849, he married Lucia P. Moore, who survives him.
Several years ago he came to his coast and for a number of years conducted business successfully in San Francisco as a member of the firm of Dodge, Sweeney & Co.
His son George M. Dodge has been prominently identified with Marin County for a number of years, as surveyor of the county at one time and in private business capacity. He was the only son.
Henry L. Dodge a brother of the deceased, resides in San Francisco
The funeral was conducted from the residence of his son at 2 o’clock Wednesday, with interment at Mt. Tamalpais Cemetery.
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Thanks to w Kreider (#47169684) for passing on Cathy Gowdy's online posting of Luther's obituary.
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