Townsend Scudder

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Townsend Scudder's grave

Townsend Scudder (born July 26, 1865 in Northport , Long Island , New York , † February 22, 1960 in Greenwich , Connecticut ) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1899 and 1901 and between 1903 and 1905 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Townsend Scudder was born in Northport about a month after the Civil War ended . He enjoyed a good education in Europe. In 1888 he graduated from Columbia Law School in New York City and started after receiving his license to practice law in the following year to practice. He served as Corporation Counsel in Queens from 1893 to 1899 . Politically, he belonged to the Democratic Party . In the congressional election of 1898 Scudder was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the first constituency of New York , where he succeeded Joseph M. Belford on March 4, 1899 . Since he refused to run again in 1900 , he left the Congress after March 3, 1901 . Then he worked as a lawyer again. However, in 1902 he ran again successfully for a seat in the US House of Representatives. After his election, he took over from Frederic Storm on March 4, 1903 . Since he renounced further candidacy in 1904 , he left the Congress after March 3, 1905.

Scudder served as a judge on the New York Supreme Court for the Second District Court between 1907 and 1920 . He then resumed his practice as a lawyer in New York City. Between 1924 and 1927 he served as State Park Commissioner and Vice President of the Long Island State Park Commission . In February 1927 he was reappointed to the New York Supreme Court by Governor Alfred E. Smith and then nominated by the two major political parties for a term of 14 years. Scudder was elected on November 8, 1927 and served in that position until his retirement on January 1, 1936. He died on February 22, 1960 in Greenwich and was then buried in Putnam Cemetery . His uncle was Congressman Henry Joel Scudder .

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Scudder, Townsend
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH July 26, 1865
PLACE OF BIRTH Northport , Long Island , New York
DATE OF DEATH February 22, 1960
Place of death Greenwich , Connecticut