John A. Scudder
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John Anderson Scudder was a U.S. Representative
from New Jersey
.
Born in Freehold, New Jersey
, Scudder completed preparatory studies, and graduated from Princeton College
in 1775.
He studied medicine and commenced practice in Monmouth County, New Jersey
.
During the Revolutionary War
served as surgeon's mate in the First Regiment of Monmouth County, in 1777.
Secretary of the New Jersey Medical Society in 1788 and 1789.
He served as member of the New Jersey General Assembly
representing Monmouth County
from 1801 through 1807, and as a Member of the New Jersey Legislative Council
in 1809.
Scudder was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Eleventh
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of James Cox and served from October 31, 1810, to March 3, 1811.
He was not a candidate for renomination to the Twelfth
Congress.
He resumed the practice of medicine.
He moved to Kentucky after 1810 and to Daviess County, Indiana
, in 1819.
He died in Washington, Indiana
, November 6, 1836.
He was interred in the Old City Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
.
Born in Freehold, New Jersey
Freehold Township, New Jersey
Freehold Township is a Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 36,184. Freehold Township was first formed on October 31, 1693, and was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21,...
, Scudder completed preparatory studies, and graduated from Princeton College
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
in 1775.
He studied medicine and commenced practice in Monmouth County, New Jersey
Monmouth County, New Jersey
Monmouth County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, within the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 630,380, up from 615,301 at the 2000 census. Its county seat is Freehold Borough. The most populous municipality is Middletown Township with...
.
During the Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...
served as surgeon's mate in the First Regiment of Monmouth County, in 1777.
Secretary of the New Jersey Medical Society in 1788 and 1789.
He served as member of the New Jersey General Assembly
New Jersey General Assembly
The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature.Since the election of 1967 , the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts for a term of two years, each representing districts with average...
representing Monmouth County
Monmouth County, New Jersey
Monmouth County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, within the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 630,380, up from 615,301 at the 2000 census. Its county seat is Freehold Borough. The most populous municipality is Middletown Township with...
from 1801 through 1807, and as a Member of the New Jersey Legislative Council
New Jersey Legislative Council
The New Jersey Legislative Council was the upper house of the New Jersey Legislature under the New Jersey Constitution of 1776 until it was replaced by the New Jersey Senate under the Constitution of 1844.-History:...
in 1809.
Scudder was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Eleventh
11th United States Congress
- House of Representatives :-Leadership:- Senate :* President: George Clinton * President pro tempore:** John Milledge ** Andrew Gregg , elected June 26, 1809** John Gaillard , elected February 28, 1810...
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of James Cox and served from October 31, 1810, to March 3, 1811.
He was not a candidate for renomination to the Twelfth
12th United States Congress
- House of Representatives :During this congress, one new House seat was added for the new state of Louisiana.- Senate :*President: George Clinton *President pro tempore: William H. Crawford -House of Representatives:*Speaker: Henry Clay...
Congress.
He resumed the practice of medicine.
He moved to Kentucky after 1810 and to Daviess County, Indiana
Daviess County, Indiana
Daviess County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 31,648. The county seat is Washington. Daviess County switched to the Central Time Zone on April 2, 2006. It has returned to the Eastern Time Zone as of November 4, 2007.- History :Daviess County was...
, in 1819.
He died in Washington, Indiana
Washington, Indiana
Washington is a city in Daviess County, Indiana, United States. The population was 11,509 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Daviess County.-History:...
, November 6, 1836.
He was interred in the Old City Cemetery.