About Matthew S. Dudgeon
Lived 1871 – 1949 (aged 78). Matthew S. Dudgeon was an American lawyer, politician and librarian.
Matthew Simpson Dudgeon (June 18, 1871 – July 26, 1949) was director of the Milwaukee Public Library from 1920 to 1941. Earlier, he was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Madison in the 1903 session, and served four years as district attorney of Dane County, Wisconsin.
Biography Matthew Dudgeon was born in Madison, Wisconsin. He served as director of the Milwaukee Public Library and president of the Wisconsin Library Association and was inducted into the Wisconsin Library Hall of Fame in 2009. Dudgeon died in Milwaukee in 1949.
Political career Dudgeon was elected to the Assembly in 1902. Previously, he served two terms as district attorney of Dane County, Wisconsin. He was a Republican.
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American politician
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Matthew S. Dudgeon was born on 18 June 1871 in Madison.
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Matthew S. Dudgeon died on 26 July 1949.
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Matthew S. Dudgeon was a lawyer, politician and librarian.
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Matthew S. Dudgeon was American.
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