Matilda Dodge Wilson
Matilda Dodge Wilson | |
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| 43rd Lieutenant Governor of Michigan | |
| In office November 19, 1940 – January 1, 1941 | |
| Governor | Luren Dickinson |
| Preceded by | Luren Dickinson |
| Succeeded by | Frank Murphy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Matilda Rausch October 19, 1883 Walkerton, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | September 19, 1967 (aged 83) |
| Party | Republican |
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| Relations | Isabel Dodge Sloane (step-daughter) |
| Children | 5 (2 adopted), including: Frances Dodge, Daniel Dodge, Anna Margaret |
| Occupation | Philanthropist, politician |
Matilda Dodge Wilson (née Rausch; October 19, 1883 – September 19, 1967) was an American politician and heiress who was the 43rd Lieutenant Governor of Michigan. Ranked as one of the wealthiest women in the world, she was the widow of John Francis Dodge, who co-founded the Dodge motor car company in Detroit with his brother Horace Elgin Dodge. She co-founded the Oakland campus of Michigan State University, now Oakland University, with her husband Alfred Wilson, and John A. Hannah. The new university was built on her 1,400-acre (5.7 km2) estate, Meadow Brook Farms.