Rufus Blodgett
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Preceded byWilliam J. Sewell
Succeeded byJames Smith Jr.
BornOctober 9, 1834
Dorchester, New Hampshire
Dorchester, New Hampshire
DiedOctober 3, 1910 (aged 75)
Long Branch, New Jersey
Long Branch, New Jersey
Rufus Blodgett | |
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| 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]
