Cleveland Hoadley Dodge

Cleveland Hoadley Dodge

Cleveland Hoadley Dodge (January 26, 1860 - June 24, 1926), was a capitalist and philanthropist.[1]

Biography

He was born on January 26, 1860 to William Earl Dodge, Jr.[1] He established a charitable foundation in 1917 when the United States entered World War I with an initial funding of five million dollars.[2] He died on June 24, 1926 in Riverdale, New York of pneumonia.[1]

Legacy

  • Cleveland H. Dodge Foundation

References

  1. ^ a b c "Cleveland H. Dodge, Philanthropist, Dies. End Comes at His Riverdale Home at Age of 66, Following Attack of Pneumonia. A Close Friend Of Wilson. Capitalist Headed Many Welfare Campaigns, Especially in the World War. Cleveland H. Dodge Dies In Home Here". New York Times. June 25, 1926. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10E17FA355E1B7A93C7AB178DD85F428285F9. Retrieved 2011-03-15. "Cleveland Hoadley Dodge, capitalist and philanthropist, died last night at his home in Riverdale from complications which developed after an attack of pneumonia some time ago and which recently took a serious turn." 
  2. ^ "A History of the Cleveland H. Dodge Foundation". Cleveland H. Dodge Foundation. http://www.chdodgefoundation.org/history.shtml. Retrieved 2011-03-16. "Cleveland Hoadley Dodge established this foundation in the spring of 1917, when the United States entered World War I. It had an original funding of five million dollars." 

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