# Edward Dodd

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For the British police officer, see [Edward Dodd (police officer)](/source/Edward_Dodd_(police_officer)).

**Edward Dodd** (August 25, 1805 – March 1, 1891) was a [U.S. representative](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives) from New York.

## Early life

Edward Dodd was born in [Salem, New York](/source/Salem_(town),_New_York) on August 25, 1805. He attended the public schools.[1]

## Career

He engaged in mercantile pursuits. He moved to [Argyle, New York](/source/Argyle_(town),_New_York) in 1835. He served as county clerk of [Washington County](/source/Washington_County,_New_York) from 1835 to 1844. He served as delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1846.[1]

Dodd was elected as an [Opposition Party](/source/Opposition_Party_(Northern_U.S.)) candidate to the [Thirty-fourth](/source/34th_United_States_Congress) Congress and re-elected as a [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) to the [Thirty-fifth](/source/35th_United_States_Congress) Congress (March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859). He served as chairman of the Committee on District of Columbia (Thirty-fourth Congress).[1]

He served as the United States marshal for the northern district of New York from April 1863 to April 1869. He was editor of the County Post for thirty years.[1]

He was a Trustee of the [Argyle Academy](/source/Argyle_Academy) for fifty-one years. He served as president of the village of Argyle for eight years. He served as member of the Republican State committee for many years.[1]

## Death

He died in [Argyle, New York](/source/Argyle_(town),_New_York), March 1, 1891. He was interred in Prospect Hill Cemetery.[1]

## References

1. ["Dodd, Edward"](https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/D000389). *bioguide.congress.gov*. Retrieved 2021-08-23.

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