Dr Washington Dodge

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Name: Dr Washington Dodge
Born: Friday 3rd June 1859
Age: 52 years
Last Residence: in San Francisco California United States
Occupation: Politician
1st Class passenger
First Embarked: Southampton on Wednesday 10th April 1912
Ticket No. 33638 , £81 17s 2d
Cabin No.: A34
Destination: San Francisco California United States
Rescued (boat 13)
Disembarked Carpathia: New York City on Thursday 18th April 1912
Died: Monday 30th June 1919
Cause of Death: Gunshot Wound
Buried: Cypress Lawn San Francisco California United States

Dr Washington Dodge, was born in California in 1859, the son of M. T. Dodge and Eliza Rodgers.

Dr. Dodge was married to Ruth Vidaver. He had a son, Henry, from a previous marriage (1).

A prominant banker from San Francisco, California, Dodge boarded the Titanic at Southampton with his wife Ruth and Washington Dodge Jr their only son. Travelling as first class passengers, the family occupied cabin A-34 (ticket number 33638, £81 17s 2d).

Dr Dodge was rescued in lifeboat 13.

He later suffered a breakdown and shot himself, dying on 30th June, 1919 (see articles below).

Notes
Dodge's other son, Henry was born 29th November, 1891 and died in San Francisco in August 1967.

Travelling Companions (on same ticket)
Mrs Ruth Dodge
Master Washington Dodge

References and Sources

State of California Certificate of Death
Contract Ticket List, White Star Line 1912 (National Archives, New York; NRAN-21-SDNYCIVCAS-55[279]).

Credits
Phillip Gowan, USA
James T. Harper, USA
Homer Thiel, USA

Related Articles and Documents

San Francisco Chronicle  (1912)  DR. WASHINGTON DODGE  
San Francisco Chronicle  (1912)  DR. DODGE AND FAMILY MAY HAVE MISSED TITANIC  
San Francisco Chronicle  (1912)  DR. DODGE AND HIS FAMILY ARE SAFE  
San Francisco Chronicle  (1912)  WASHINGTON DODGE  
San Francisco Bulletin  (1912)  SAN FRANCISCO'S ASSESSOR TELLS STORY OF THE WRECK OF THE TITANIC  
Washington Times  (1912)  CAPT. SMITH ENDED LIFE WHEN TITANIC BEGAN TO FOUNDER  
San Francisco Bulletin  (1912)  DR. DODGE GIVES STORY OF RESCUE  
San Francisco Bulletin  (1912)  DR. DODGE'S WIFE TELLS STORY OF TITANIC WRECK  
San Francisco Chronicle  (1919)  DR. DODGE ATTEMPTS SUICIDE  
San Francisco Examiner  (1919)  DR. WASHINGTON DODGE TRIES SUICIDE; MAY DIE  
San Francisco Bulletin  (1919)  DR. DODGE STILL IN SERIOUS CONDITION  
San Francisco Chronicle  (1919)  DR. DODGE IN CRITICAL STATE  
San Francisco Call & Post  (1919)  DR. DODGE SHOOTS SELF; MAY DIE  
San Francisco Examiner  (1919)  DOCTOR DODGE IS OPERATED ON; CONDITION SERIOUS  
San Francisco Bulletin  (1919)  DR. DODGE MAY NOT RECOVER FROM WOUND  
San Francisco Chronicle  (1919)  DR. DODGE MAY RECOVER: HAD BEEN GUARDED  
San Francisco Examiner  (1919)  DR. DODGE'S FATE IS STILL IN DOUBT  
San Francisco Bulletin  (1919)  WASHINGTON DODGE MAY RECOVER, HIS PHYSICIAN THINKS  
San Francisco Bulletin  (1919)  DR. DODGE DYING, IS REPORT  
San Francisco Examiner  (1919)  DEATH HOVERING OVER DR. DODGE; END IS EXPECTED  
San Francisco Call & Post  (1919)  DR. DODGE DIES AS RESULT OF WOUNDS  
San Francisco Bulletin  (1919)  SUICIDAL BULLET IS FATAL TO DR. DODGE  
San Francisco Chronicle  (1919)  DR. WASHINGTON DODGE DIES AT LOCAL HOSPITAL  
San Francisco Call & Post  (1919)  FUNERAL OF DR. DODGE TO BE HELD THURSDAY  
San Francisco Examiner  (1919)  DR. DODGE DIES FROM WOUNDS HE INFLICTED  
Unidentified Newspaper  (1919)  DODGE  
Titanic Research  (2002)  ICEBERG AT THE GOLDEN GATE  

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