Caleb Scudder | |
Office: | 3rd Mayor of Indianapolis |
Term Start: | 1851 |
Term End: | 1854 |
Predecessor: | Horatio C. Newcomb |
Successor: | James McCready |
Birth Date: | 1795 |
Birth Place: | New Jersey, U.S. |
Death Place: | Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S |
Caleb Scudder (1795 in New Jersey – 1866 in Indianapolis, Indiana) was the third mayor of the city of Indianapolis, Indiana, and served from 1851 to 1854 as a member of the Whig Party. Born in New Jersey, Scudder moved at a young age to Dayton, Ohio. He was a cabinet-maker by trade, but also served as a magistrate before his term as mayor.[1]