Dodge, Thomas H., 1900-

Navajo lawyer and Indian Service official.

Born on the Navajo Reservation in 1900, Thomas H. Dodge was the son of Henry Chee Dodge, government interpreter and head of the Navajo Tribal Council. Following graduation from law school, Thomas was admitted to the state Bar of New Mexico, and went into practice in Santa Fe. In 1933, he was elected chair of the Navajo Tribal Council. In 1936, he resigned to accept the office of Assistant Superintendent of the Navajo Agency. He also served at the Truxton Canon Agency, the Apache Agency at San Carlos and the Osage Agency in Oklahoma. In 1965, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Award in the Department of the Interior in recognition of accomplishments in the field.

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