Rufus Blodgett

Rufus Blodgett
Rufus Blodgett
United States Senator; from New Jersey
	In office; March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1893
Preceded by	William J. Sewell
Succeeded by	James Smith Jr.
Mayor of Long Branch, New Jersey
	In office; 1893–1898
Personal details
Born	October 9, 1834; Dorchester, New Hampshire
Died	October 3, 1910 (aged 75); Long Branch, New Jersey
Political party	Democratic
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Rufus Blodgett (October 9, 1834 – October 3, 1910) was a United States senator from New Jersey and Superintendent of the New York & Long Branch Railroad for 25 years. He served as the Mayor of Long Branch, New Jersey on five occasions.^[1]^[2]

He was the only person in either house of Congress to vote against the Sherman Antitrust Act.^[3]

References

^ "Blodgett Dead". Trenton True American. October 4, 1910. pp. 1, 4. Retrieved October 20, 2010. About 46 years ago Rufus Blodgett came to New Jersey and sought employment in the New Jersey Southern Railroad Company, which still has a franchise along the coast. ...
^ "Ex-Senator Blodgett Dead. Superintendent of New York & Long Branch Railroad for 25 Years". The New York Times. October 4, 1910. Retrieved October 20, 2010.
^ Steven Lavender (November 11, 2013). "Senator Rufus Blodgett: The Sherman Anti-Trust Act's Lone Dissenter". From the selected works of Steven Lavender. p. 1. Retrieved October 6, 2020. Only one member of Congress voted against the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. He was Rufus Blodgett...

External links

United States Congress. "Rufus Blodgett (id: B000562)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

U.S. Senate
Preceded by William J. Sewell	U.S. senator (Class 1) from New Jersey 1887–1893 Served alongside: John R. McPherson	Succeeded by James Smith Jr.

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[trenton-1] "Blodgett Dead". Trenton True American. October 4, 1910. pp. 1, 4. Retrieved October 20, 2010. About 46 years ago Rufus Blodgett came to New Jersey and sought employment in the New Jersey Southern Railroad Company, which still has a franchise along the coast. ...

[times-2] "Ex-Senator Blodgett Dead. Superintendent of New York & Long Branch Railroad for 25 Years". The New York Times. October 4, 1910. Retrieved October 20, 2010.

[Lavender-3] Steven Lavender (November 11, 2013). "Senator Rufus Blodgett: The Sherman Anti-Trust Act's Lone Dissenter". From the selected works of Steven Lavender. p. 1. Retrieved October 6, 2020. Only one member of Congress voted against the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. He was Rufus Blodgett...

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v t e United States senators from New Jersey
Class 1	Elmer Rutherfurd Davenport Schureman Ogden Condit Lambert Wilson Southard McIlvaine Bateman Dickerson Southard W. Dayton R. F. Stockton Thomson Field J. Wall Wright F. T. Frelinghuysen J. Stockton Randolph Sewell Blodgett J. Smith J. Kean Martine J. Frelinghuysen Edwards H. Kean Moore Milton Barbour Walsh A. Smith Williams Brady Lautenberg Corzine Menendez
Class 2	Paterson Dickinson F. Frelinghuysen R. Stockton J. Dayton Kitchell Condit Dickerson T. Frelinghuysen G. Wall Miller Wright Ten Eyck J. Stockton Cattell F. T. Frelinghuysen McPherson Sewell Dryden Briggs Hughes Baird Edge Baird Jr. Morrow Barbour Smathers Hawkes Hendrickson Case Bradley Torricelli Lautenberg Chiesa Booker

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Rufus Blodgett


United States Senator from New Jersey
In office March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1893
Preceded by	William J. Sewell
Succeeded by	James Smith Jr.
Mayor of Long Branch, New Jersey
In office 1893–1898

Personal details
Born	(1834-10-09)October 9, 1834 Dorchester, New Hampshire
Died	October 3, 1910(1910-10-03) (aged 75) Long Branch, New Jersey
Political party	Democratic
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