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William Earl Dodge, Jr. (February 15, 1832 – August 9, 1903) was an American businessperson and philanthropist. For many years, he was one of two controlling partners in the Phelps Dodge Corporation, one of the largest copper mining corporations in the United States. ==Early life== William Earl Dodge, Jr. was born in New York City on February 15, 1832, the eldest son of William E. Dodge, Sr.. Dodge Sr. was a co-founder with his father-in-law, Anson Greene Phelps of the import firm of Phelps Dodge. He married Sarah Hoadley, daughter of David Hoadley, president of the Panama Railroad Company, in 1854.〔 The couple had at six children: Grace Hoadley Dodge (1856-1914); Wm. Earl Dodge, III (1858-1886); Cleveland Hoadley Dodge (1860-1926); Mary Melissa Hoadley Dodge (1861-1934); Alice Clinton Hoadley Dodge (1865-1948); Morris Jesup Dodge (1867-1875).〔〔("Miss Dodge acquires Warwick House", ''New York Times'', 9 Oct 1907 )〕 Cleveland followed his father into the family business and founded the Cleveland H. Dodge Foundation in 1917.〔〔(History of the Cleveland H. Dodge Foundation ).〕 Grace later co-founded Teacher's College and was the first woman to sit on the New York City Board of Education.〔 He was very active during the Civil War, becoming a member of the Union League Club and an advisor to the Women's Central Association of Relief.〔 His service on a commission of the State of New York to supervise the conditions of New York State troops in the field led the New York Legislature to pass a resolution honoring him for his work.〔 In 1863,〔1863 is the date of the design, according to John Zukowsky, "Castles on the Hudson" ''Winterthur Portfolio'' 14.1 (Spring 1979:73–92, ) pp 79–81, illus. fig. 11, showing the later addition above the deep verandah. The house was completed in 1864, a date often cited.〕 Dodge built Greyston, a gambrel-roofed Gothic Revival mansion of granite designed by James Renwick, Jr., in Riverdale, Bronx, New York City.〔Ultan, Lloyd and Hermalyn, Gary. ''The Birth of the Bronx: 1609–1900.'' New York: Bronx County Historical Society, 2000. ISBN 0-941980-38-3.〕 With Lyndhurst, Tarrytown, and Ingleside, Dobbs Ferry, it is one of only three mid-nineteenth century survivors along the intensely redeveloped lower Hudson.〔Zukowsky 1979:79–80.〕 His Dodge heirs donated it in 1961 as a conference center for Teachers College, Columbia University, who used it until the 1970s, then sold it to Zen Buddhist Community, who sold it again. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「William E. Dodge, Jr.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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