| Rufus B. Dodge Jr. | |
| Office: | 30th Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Term Start: | January 3, 1898 |
| Term End: | February 25, 1901 |
| Successor: | Philip J. O'Connell |
| Predecessor: | Augustus B. R. Sprague |
| Office2: | President of the Worcester, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen |
| Term Start2: | 1895 |
| Term End2: | 1895 |
| Office3: | Member of the Worcester, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen |
| Term Start3: | 1893 |
| Term End3: | 1895 |
| Term Start4: | 1881 |
| Term End4: | 1881 |
| Birth Date: | November 24, 1861 |
| Death Date: | December 13, 1935 |
| Alma Mater: | Boston University School of Law, 1885. |
Rufus B. Dodge Jr. (November 24, 1861 – December 13, 1935) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts.
Dodge was born in Charlton, Massachusetts on November 24, 1861.
Dodge graduated Cum Laude from the Boston University School of Law in 1885.
Dodge was elected to the Clinton, Massachusetts school committee when he was twenty years old.
Dodge served on the Worcester Board of Aldermen from 1893 to 1895, serving as the Board's President in 1895.
In December 1897 Dodge was elected, as a Republican, the Mayor of Worcester, he served as Mayor from January 3, 1898 to February 25, 1901. Dodge's term was extended and he served until February 25, 1901 because there was a tie vote for Mayor in the election of December 1900. https://web.archive.org/web/20121024071837/http://www.worcpublib.org/resources/mayors.htm
Dodge's wife was Mary C. Perry, a botanical collector.[1]