Zeno Scudder | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts | |
| In office March 4, 1851 – March 4, 1854 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Grinnell |
| Succeeded by | Thomas D. Eliot |
| Constituency | 10th district (1851–53) 1st district (1853–54) |
| President of the Massachusetts State Senate[1] | |
| In office 1848–1848 | |
| Preceded by | William B. Calhoun |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Bell |
| Member of the Massachusetts State Senate[2] | |
| In office 1846–1848 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 18, 1807 Barnstable, Massachusetts[2] |
| Died | June 26, 1857 (aged 49)[1][2] Osterville section of Barnstable, Massachusetts[2] |
| Political party | Whig |
Zeno Scudder (August 18, 1807 – June 26, 1857) was the son of Deacon Josiah[1] and Hannah Scudder. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts. He was born in Osterville, Massachusetts on August 18, 1807. He wanted to follow the sea, but a paralysis of his right leg made that impossible. He studied medicine at Bowdoin College but his lameness hindered his practice so he decided to take up law at the Cambridge Law School. He was admitted to the bar in 1856 and conducted a lucrative practice in Barnstable, Massachusetts. Scudder was a member of the Massachusetts Senate 1846–1848 and served as Senate President.
Scudder was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-second and Thirty-third Congresses. His special interest while in Congress was American Fisheries. He served from March 4, 1851, until his resignation on March 4, 1854, because of a broken leg suffered in a fall, the effects of which he never recovered.
Scudder died in Barnstable, Massachusetts on June 26, 1857 and was interred in Hillside Cemetery, Osterville.
See also
- 69th Massachusetts General Court (1848)
References
- ^ a b c Freeman, Frederick (1862), History of Cape Cod: The Annals of the Thirteen Towns of Barnstable County, Vol, II., Boston, MA: Frederick Freeman, p. 337.
- ^ a b c d Swift, Charles Francis (1897), Cape Cod, the right arm of Massachusetts: An Historical Narrative, Yarmouth, MA: Register Publishing Company, p. 269.
External links
- United States Congress. "Zeno Scudder (id: S000204)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Zeno Scudder at Find a Grave
- Soper Edwin L. (1959) Scudder Association, John Scudder, index 01, p. 166 Zeno Scudder
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by William B. Calhoun | President of the Massachusetts Senate 1848 — 1848 | Succeeded by Joseph Bell |
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by Joseph Grinnell | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 10th congressional district March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | Succeeded by Edward Dickinson |
| Preceded by William Appleton | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 1st congressional district March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1854 | Succeeded by Thomas D. Eliot |