Fresno County Biographies

Fred A. Dodge

Submitted by Sally Kaleta

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	Fred A. Dodge was born in the town of Dunham, McHenry 
County, Illinois, December 2, 1858. His father, Elisha Dodge, was a native of 
Vermont, and his mother, Susan (Smith) Dodge, was born in New York. Fred A. was 
reared on a farm, and until seventeen years of age his educational facilities 
were limited to the district schools. Then he attended the high school at 
Harvard, Illinois, for a number of terms. In 1878 he went to Iowa and entered 
the office of the Parkersburg Eclipse, then being published by his brother, 
Frank L. Dodge, and began to learn the printer's trade. In 1880 he became a 
partner in the publication of the paper, and subsequently became sole editor and 
manager. In 1887 he sold his paper and removed to Hanford, California, entering 
the office of the Hanford Sentinel, established by Frank L. Dodge in 1886. He 
purchased a one-half interest with his brother, and is now editor and manager of 
the paper. Mr. Dodge has made investments in real estate, and is engaged in 
farming operations in Fresno and Tulare Counties, being interested in about 
1,000 acres of land, besides much town property in Hanford, both improved and 
unimproved. In 1883, in Parkersburg, Iowa, Mr. Dodge wedded Miss May F. Davis, 
of that city. They have one child, - George Raymond. Mr. Dodge is a member of 
Beaver Camp, No. 376, Modern Woodmen of America, Parkersburg. He is an able and 
efficient editor, and through his paper exerts a marked influence for good in 
the community where he resides.
 
Source: "The Memorial and Biographical History of the Counties of Fresno, Tulare 
and Kern, California," Lewis Publ. Co., 1892, pp. 396-397.