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Moses Woodruff Dodd
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Moses Woodruff Dodd

19th-century American publisher

Moses Woodruff Dodd (November 11, 1813 – April 8, 1899) was the founder of a publishing company that eventually became Dodd, Mead and Company in New York City.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Moses Woodruff Dodd (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Nov 11, 1813, died Apr 8, 1899.1

Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedPrinceton Theological Seminary3
  • Date not recordedPrinceton University3

Career

Occupation: publisher.5

Personal life

  • BornNov 11, 1813, Bloomfield6 7
  • DiedApr 8, 1899, Manhattan7 8
  • CitizenshipUnited States9

He had the following siblings:

Mary Kingsland Dodd (1811–1833)

Phebe Pierson Dodd (1816–1894)

Amarintha Dodd (1821–1889).

He married Rachel Hoe (1817–1897) in Brooklyn on May 20, 1831, and had the following children:

Ira Seymour Dodd (1842–1922)

Frank Howard Dodd (1844–1916) who took control of the company at his father's retirement.

Charles Townley Dodd (1846–1917)

Robert Hoe Dodd (1848–1934)

William Mead Dodd (1851–1928) who married Jean MacNeill

Edward Winslow Dodd (1853)

Dodd's granddaughter, Marion Elza Dodd, co-founded the Hampshire Bookshop in Northampton, Massachusetts.

From Wikipedia’s article on Moses Woodruff Dodd (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

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