Ferdinand Schureman Schenck

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Ferdinand Schureman Schenck (born February 11, 1790 in Millstone , New Jersey , †  May 16, 1860 in Camden , New Jersey) was an American politician . Between 1833 and 1837 he represented the state of New Jersey in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Ferdinand Schenck attended the public schools in his home country and then studied medicine at the College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City until 1814 . After his admission as a doctor, he began working in this profession in Franklin Park . At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1829 and 1831 he was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly .

In the congressional elections of 1832 Schenck was elected for the fifth seat of New Jersey in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Isaac Southard, who had previously been defeated, on March 4, 1833 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1837 . Since President Andrew Jackson took office, there has been heated debate inside and outside of Congress about its policies. It was about the controversial enforcement of the Indian Removal Act , the conflict with the state of South Carolina , which culminated in the nullification crisis , and the banking policy of the president.

In 1836, Ferdinand Schenck decided not to run again for a congress. Since 1841 he was the curator of Rutgers College in New Brunswick . In 1844 he was a member of a meeting to revise the New Jersey Constitution. From 1845 to 1857 he was a judge on the State Court of Errors and Appeals . After the founding of the Republican Party in 1854, he became a member. In 1856 he ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the New Jersey Senate . Otherwise he practiced as a doctor again. Ferdinand Schenck died in Camden on May 16, 1860.

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SURNAME Schenck, Ferdinand Schureman
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH February 11, 1790
PLACE OF BIRTH Millstone , New Jersey
DATE OF DEATH May 16, 1860
Place of death Camden , New Jersey