Dodge, William Castle

Name	Street	Town	State	From	To
Dodge, William C.		Solon, Cortland county	New York	1827	1846
Dodge, William C.			Wisconsin	1846	1850
Dodge, William C.			California	1850	1851
Dodge, William C.			Wisconsin	1851	1854
Dodge, William C.		near Winova	Minnesota	1854	1858
Dodge, William C.		St. Peter	Minnesota	1858	1860
Dodge, William C.	116 B street northeast	Washington	District of Columbia	1860	1914

Patent	Date	Remarks
44,290	Sept. 20, 1864	Breech-loading Fire-arm view patent
45,912	January 17, 1865	Improvement in Cartridge-Retractors for Many-CHambered Fire-Arms view patent
45,983	January 24, 1865	Improvement in Revolving Fire-Arms view patent
52,547	Feb. 13, 1866	Magazine Fire-arm view patent
56,489	July 17, 1866	Improvement in Machines for Filling Cartridges, joined patent of Dodge and Robert D. O. Smith, assigned to Dodge and W.S. King view patent
58,790	Oct. 16, 1866	Improvement in Magazine Fire-Arms view patent
112,694	Mar. 14, 1871	Breech-loading Fire-arm, joined patent of William C and Philip T. Dodge. Later assigned his rights to William C. Dodge. view patent
112,763	March 14, 1871	Breech-loading Fire-arm view patent
113,408	April 4, 1871	Breech-loading Fire-arm view patent
114,653	April 4, 1871	Improvement Breech-Loading Fire-Arms view patent
118,350	Aug. 22, 1871	Improvement Breech Loading Fire Arms, joined patent of William C and Philip T. Dodge. Later assigned his rights to William C. Dodge. view patent
127,683	June 11, 1872	Improvement Breech-Loading Fire-Arms, joined patent of William C and Philip T. Dodge, assigned to E. Remington & Sons, Ilion, New York view patent

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William Castle Dodge was born on December 9, 1827 in Solon, Cortland County, New York. A victim of pneumonia, he died on January 4, 1914 in Washington, D.C. In 1851, Dodge married Jane Van Paten, Schenectady, New York, who died in 1860. In 1861 he married Elizabeth A. Schrivener, Washington. In 1846 he went to Wisconsin, where te took up the study of law. When gold was discovered in California in 1849, he was one of the first to cross the prairie to find it. But already he returned to Wisconsin in 1851. In 1854 he moved to Minnesota and settled near Winova as a farmer. He introduced the first iron water wheel for mills in the state. In 1858, he moved to St. Peter, Minnesota, where he co-founded the St. Peter Free Press. Finally, in 1860, he moved to Washington, where he first became doorkeeper of the House of Representatives and in 1861 he became an examiner in the Patent Office until the end of the Civil War. He resigned 1864 and established his own patent agency. He is he author of "Breech-Loaders Versus Muzzle-Loaders" and "How to Strengthen Our Army and Crush the Rebellion with Saving of Life and Treasure both in 1864. He wrote an other book that was published in 1900 under the title "The orgin, nature, and effects of patents". Dodge was very interested in the further development of firearms, especially breech-loading and repeating weapons. He owned a Volcanic Pistol, and received a finely engraved and inscribed Henry rifle from the New Haven Arms Co. in 1865. He helped Oliver Winchester convert the Henry rifle into the Winchester Model 1866. He acted as Winchester's attorney for patents. In connection with his inventions he received a gold medal from the King of Italy and a knighthood of the Order of Isabella the Catholic from the King of Spain, and his firm had entire charge of the patent business of several large manufacturing companies, including E. Remington & Sons, the Winchester Repeating Arms Co. and Hall's Safe and Lock Co. as well as many others." His patents were instrumental in the creation of the Smith & Wesson Model No. 3 revolver. Smith & Wesson purchased his patent numbers 45,912 and 45,983 in 1869. Dodge also owned U.S. Patent 114,653 for the automatic ejection when the revolver was opened. This was one of the outstanding features of the First Model American, made from 1870 to 1872 by Smith & Wesson.

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William Castle Dodge was born on December 9, 1827 in Solon, Cortland County, New York. A victim of pneumonia, he died on January 4, 1914 in Washington, D.C. In 1851, Dodge married Jane Van Paten, Schenectady, New York, who died in 1860. In 1861 he married Elizabeth A. Schrivener, Washington.

In 1846 he went to Wisconsin, where te took up the study of law.

When gold was discovered in California in 1849, he was one of the first to cross the prairie to find it. But already he returned to Wisconsin in 1851. In 1854 he moved to Minnesota and settled near Winova as a farmer. He introduced the first iron water wheel for mills in the state. In 1858, he moved to St. Peter, Minnesota, where he co-founded the St. Peter Free Press. Finally, in 1860, he moved to Washington, where he first became doorkeeper of the House of Representatives and in 1861 he became an examiner in the Patent Office until the end of the Civil War. He resigned 1864 and established his own patent agency. He is he author of "Breech-Loaders Versus Muzzle-Loaders" and "How to Strengthen Our Army and Crush the Rebellion with Saving of Life and Treasure both in 1864. He wrote an other book that was published in 1900 under the title "The orgin, nature, and effects of patents".

Dodge was very interested in the further development of firearms, especially breech-loading and repeating weapons. He owned a Volcanic Pistol, and received a finely engraved and inscribed Henry rifle from the New Haven Arms Co. in 1865. He helped Oliver Winchester convert the Henry rifle into the Winchester Model 1866. He acted as Winchester's attorney for patents.

In connection with his inventions he received a gold medal from the King of Italy and a knighthood of the Order of Isabella the Catholic from the King of Spain, and his firm had entire charge of the patent business of several large manufacturing companies, including E. Remington & Sons, the Winchester Repeating Arms Co. and Hall's Safe and Lock Co. as well as many others."

His patents were instrumental in the creation of the Smith & Wesson Model No. 3 revolver. Smith & Wesson purchased his patent numbers 45,912 and 45,983 in 1869. Dodge also owned U.S. Patent 114,653 for the automatic ejection when the revolver was opened. This was one of the outstanding features of the First Model American, made from 1870 to 1872 by Smith & Wesson.