Rufus Blodgett (October 9, 1834October 3, 1910) was a

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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. He was the only person in either house of Congress to vote against the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Blodgett, Rufus 1834 births 1910 deaths Mayors of Long Branch, New Jersey County commissioners in New Jersey New Jersey Democrats Democratic Party United States senators from New Jersey 19th-century American politicians People from Grafton County, New Hampshire