Moses Woodruff Dodd
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BornNovember 11, 1813
Bloomfield, New Jersey
DiedApril 8, 1899 (aged 85)
New York, New York
EducationPrinceton University
OccupationPublisher
Moses Woodruff Dodd | |
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| Born | November 11, 1813 Bloomfield, New Jersey |
| Died | April 8, 1899 (aged 85) New York, New York |
| Education | Princeton University |
| Occupation | Publisher |
| Spouse |
Rachel Hoe
(m. 1841; died 1897) |
| Children | 6, including Frank Howard Dodd |
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.
Moses Woodruff Dodd was born in Bloomfield, New Jersey on November 11, 1813, the son of Ira Dodd (1786–1869) and Anna Harrison (1785–1867).[1] After graduation at Princeton in 1837, he entered the Princeton Theological Seminary, but he did not graduate because of his health problems.[1] In 1839, he formed a partnership with John S. Taylor, a publisher of New York City. When Taylor retired in 1840, Dodd continued the business under the name of M. W. Dodd until his retirement in 1870.
He died at his home in Manhattan on April 8, 1899.[1]
