Zeno Scudder

Zeno Scudder (born August 18, 1807 in Osterville , Barnstable County , Massachusetts , † June 26, 1857 in Barnstable , Massachusetts) was an American politician . Between 1851 and 1854 he represented the state of Massachusetts in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Zeno Scudder attended public schools in his home country. After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1836, he began to work in Falmouth in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Whig Party . From 1846 to 1848 he was a member and President of the Massachusetts Senate .

In the 1850 congressional election , Scudder was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the tenth constituency of Massachusetts , where he succeeded Joseph Grinnell on March 4, 1851 . After a re-election he could remain in Congress until his resignation on March 4, 1854 . Since 1853 he represented there as the successor to William Appleton the first district of his state. His time in Congress was shaped by the events leading up to the civil war .

Scudder's resignation came after an accident from the consequences of which he was no longer to recover. He died in Barnstable on June 26, 1857 and was buried in his birthplace, Osterville.

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SURNAME	Scudder, Zeno
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	August 18, 1807
PLACE OF BIRTH	Osterville , Barnstable County , Massachusetts
DATE OF DEATH	June 26, 1857
Place of death	Barnstable , Massachusetts