Andrew T. Judson

Andrew Thompson Judson (born November 29, 1784 in Eastford , Windham County , Connecticut , †  March 17, 1853 in Canterbury , Connecticut) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1835 and 1836 he represented the state of Connecticut in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Andrew Judson received a below average primary school education. After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1806, he began to practice in Montpelier ( Vermont ) in his new profession. In 1809 he moved to Canterbury, Connecticut. Between 1819 and 1833 he was a District Attorney in Windham County, and from 1822 to 1825 he was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives . Politically, he joined Andrew Jackson and his Democratic Party .

In the state-wide held congressional election of 1834, Judson was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC for the sixth seat in Connecticut . There he took over from Samuel Tweedy on March 4, 1835 . Judson served his mandate in Congress until July 4, 1836. He resigned that day because he had been appointed by President Jackson to succeed the late William Bristol as a judge in the federal district court for the district of Connecticut. He held this office until his death on March 17, 1853 in Canterbury.

Web links

• Andrew T. Judson in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Andrew T. Judson in the database of Find a Grave (English)