Rufus Blodgett

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]

Rufus Blodgett
United States Senator
from New Jersey
In office
March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1893
Preceded byWilliam J. Sewell
Succeeded byJames Smith, Jr.
Mayor of Long Branch, New Jersey
In office
1893–1898
Personal details
Born(1834-10-09)October 9, 1834
Dorchester, New Hampshire
DiedOctober 3, 1910(1910-10-03) (aged 75)
Long Branch, New Jersey
Political partyDemocratic

He was the only person in either house of Congress to vote against the Sherman Anti-Trust Act.[3]

References
  1. "Blodgett Dead". Trenton True American. October 4, 1910. pp. 1, 4. Retrieved 2010-10-20. About 46 years ago Rufus Blodgett came to New Jersey and sought employment in the New Jersey Southern Railroad Company, which still has a franchise along the coast. ...
  2. "Ex-Senator Blodgett Dead. Superintendent of New York & Long Branch Railroad for 25 Years". The New York Times. October 4, 1910. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
  3. Steven Lavender (November 11, 2013). "Senator Rufus Blodgett: The Sherman Anti-Trust Act's Lone Dissenter". From the selected works of Steven Lavender. p. 1. Retrieved 2020-10-06. Only one member of Congress voted against the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. He was Rufus Blodgett...
U.S. Senate
Preceded by
William J. Sewell		 U.S. senator (Class 1) from New Jersey
1887–1893
Served alongside: John R. McPherson		 Succeeded by
James Smith, Jr.
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