Matthew S. Dudgeon

Matthew Dudgeon
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Dane 1st district
In office
January 5, 1903 – January 2, 1905
Preceded by E. Ray Stevens
Succeeded by Ernest Warner
District Attorney of Dane County, Wisconsin
In office
January 2, 1899 – January 5, 1903
Preceded by Andrew W. Anderson
Succeeded by Frank L. Gilbert
Personal details
Born June 18, 1871
Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died July 26, 1949 (aged 78)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting place Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wisconsin
Political party Republican
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Volunteers
Years of service 1898
Unit 1st Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry
Battles/wars Spanish–American War

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.