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'''Henry Joel Scudder''' (September 18, 1825 — February 10, 1886) was a [[United States House of Representatives|United States Representative]] from New York. ==Biography== Born in [[Northport, New York|Northport]], he attended the district school and Huntington Academy. He was graduated from [[Trinity College (Connecticut)|Trinity College]] in [[Hartford, Connecticut]] in 1846. He studied law, was [[Admission to the bar in the United States|admitted to the bar]] in 1848 and practiced in [[New York City]]. In 1854 he founded a law firm, which is now known as [[Carter Ledyard & Milburn]]. He was commissioned captain in the Thirty-seventh Regiment of the [[New York National Guard]] in 1862 and served throughout the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]. Scudder was elected as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] to the [[43rd United States Congress|Forty-third Congress]], holding office from March 4, 1873 to March 3, 1875. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1874 and was a trustee of Trinity College for over twenty years. He resumed the practice of law in New York City, where he died in 1886; interment was in the family cemetery at Northport. Scudder's nephew, [[Townsend Scudder]], was a judge and a U.S. Representative from New York. ==References== *{{CongBio|S000197}} Retrieved on 2008-02-15 {{start box}} {{s-par|us-hs}} {{USRepSuccessionBox | state=New York | district=1 | district_ord=1st | before=[[Dwight Townsend]] | after=[[Henry B. Metcalfe]] | years=1873-1875 }} {{end box}} {{Persondata |NAME= Scudder, Henry |ALTERNATIVE NAMES= |SHORT DESCRIPTION= [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] [[Union Army|Army]] officer, lawyer and politician |DATE OF BIRTH= September 18, 1825 |PLACE OF BIRTH= [[Northport, New York|Northport]] |DATE OF DEATH= February 10, 1886 |PLACE OF DEATH= }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Scudder, Henry}} [[Category:1825 births]] [[Category:1886 deaths]] [[Category:Suffolk County, New York politicians]] [[Category:New York lawyers]] [[Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives from New York]] [[Category:New York Republicans]] [[Category:Union Army officers]] [[Category:Trinity College (Connecticut) alumni]]
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