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...

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.