Ozro J. Dodds
Ozro John Dodds | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 1st district | |
| In office October 8, 1872 – March 3, 1873 | |
| Preceded by | Aaron F. Perry |
| Succeeded by | Milton Sayler |
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the Hamilton County district | |
| In office January 3, 1870 – December 31, 1870 Serving with nine others | |
| Preceded by | nine others |
| Succeeded by | ten others |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 22, 1840 |
| Died | April 18, 1882 (aged 42) |
| Resting place | Spring Grove Cemetery |
| Party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Miami University Cincinnati Law School |
Ozro John Dodds (March 22, 1840 – April 18, 1882) was an American lawyer and Civil War veteran who briefly served as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1872 to 1873.
Early life, education and career
[edit | edit source]Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Dodds attended the common schools, and Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, for four years.
Civil War
[edit | edit source]At the outbreak of the Civil War, he organized Captain Dodd's Miami University company and enlisted on April 18, 1861, as captain of Company B, Twentieth Ohio Volunteer Regiment. He served as captain of Company F, Eighty-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry from September 1, 1861, to January 1, 1863. He became lieutenant colonel of the First Alabama Union Cavalry October 18, 1863.[1]
Law degree
[edit | edit source]At the close of the war was given his degree from Miami University. He studied law at Cincinnati Law School. He was admitted to the bar in 1866 and commenced practice in Cincinnati.
Political career
[edit | edit source]He served as member of the Ohio House of Representatives in 1870 and 1871.[2]
Congress
[edit | edit source]Dodds was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-second Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Aaron F. Perry and served from October 8, 1872, to March 3, 1873. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1872.
Later career and death
[edit | edit source]He resumed the practice of law at Cincinnati.[3]
He died in Columbus, Ohio, April 18, 1882. He was interred in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Legacy
[edit | edit source]Dodds Hall is a residence hall on the Miami University campus named in his memory.
External links
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- 1840 births
- 1882 deaths
- Politicians from Cincinnati
- Miami University alumni
- Ohio lawyers
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio
- Burials at Spring Grove Cemetery
- Democratic Party members of the Ohio House of Representatives
- University of Cincinnati College of Law alumni
- Union army officers
- 19th-century American lawyers
- 19th-century United States representatives
- 19th-century members of the Ohio General Assembly