Zeno Scudder | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts | |
| 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 | |
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| Born | (1807-08-18)August 18, 1807 |
| Died | June 26, 1857(1857-06-26) (aged 49)[1][2] |
| Political party | Whig |
Zeno Scudder (August 18, 1807 – June 26, 1857) was an American politician and attorney who was the president of theMassachusetts Senate in 1848 and a member of theUnited States House of Representatives fromMassachusetts from 1851 until 1854.
Scudder was born inOsterville, Massachusetts, on August 18, 1807, as the son of Deacon Josiah[1] and Hannah Scudder. He had a paralysis in his right leg that made a naval career impossible. He studied medicine atBowdoin College and then law at theCambridge Law School. He was admitted to the bar in 1856 and conducted practice inBarnstable, Massachusetts.
Scudder was a member of theMassachusetts Senate from 1846 until 1848 and served as Senate President. He was a member of theUnited States House of Representatives fromMassachusetts from 1851 until 1854.
Scudder was elected as aWhig to theThirty-second andThirty-third Congresses. His special interest while in Congress was American Fisheries. He served from March 4, 1851, until his resignation on March 4, 1854.
Scudder died inBarnstable, Massachusetts, on June 26, 1857, and was interred in Hillside Cemetery, Osterville.
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| Preceded by | President of the Massachusetts Senate 1848 — 1848 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 10th congressional district March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 1st congressional district March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1854 | Succeeded by |
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