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Rufus Blodgett

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Rufus Blodgett
United States Senator
from New Jersey
In office
March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1893
Preceded byWilliam J. Sewell
Succeeded byJames Smith Jr.
Mayor of Long Branch, New Jersey
In office
1893–1898
Personal details
Born(1834-10-09)October 9, 1834
Dorchester, New Hampshire
DiedOctober 3, 1910(1910-10-03) (aged 75)
Long Branch, New Jersey
Political partyDemocratic
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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

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  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. ...
  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.
  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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