Stoddard Judd Explained

Stoddard Judd
State:Wisconsin
State Senate:Wisconsin
District:18th
Term Start:January 1, 1866
Term End:January 6, 1868
Predecessor:William E. Smith
Successor:Henry W. Lander
Office1:Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Constituency1:Dodge 1st district
Term Start1:February 20, 1865
Term End1:January 1, 1866
Predecessor1:James M. McGuire
Successor1:Oliver Ashley
Constituency2:Dodge 4th district
Term Start2:January 2, 1860
Term End2:January 7, 1861
Predecessor2:Cyrus S. Kneeland
Successor2:George W. Bly
Office3:Member of the New York State Assembly from Dutchess County
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Term Start3:January 1, 1835
Term End3:January 1, 1837
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Successor3:Taber Belding,,
Term Start4:January 1, 1829
Term End4:January 1, 1830
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Birth Date:18 May 1797
Birth Place:Sharon, Connecticut, U.S.
Death Place:Fox Lake, Wisconsin, U.S.
Restingplace:Riverside Memorial Park,
Spouse:Elizabeth
Alma Mater:Albany Medical College
Profession:physician

Stoddard Judd (May 18, 1797March 2, 1873) was an American physician, politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He served 4 years in the Wisconsin Legislature, representing Dodge County. Earlier, he served three terms in the New York State Assembly.

Biography

Born in Sharon, Connecticut, Judd graduated from Albany Medical College and practiced medicine in Dutchess County, New York. In 1829, 1835, and 1836, Judd served in the New York State Legislature. Then, in 1841, President William Henry Harrison appointed Judd land receiver in Green Bay, Wisconsin Territory. He moved to Fox Lake, Wisconsin in 1845. Judd was also involved in the railroad business, serving as president of the La Crosse Railroad.[1] [2] He served the first and second Wisconsin Constitutional Conventions of 1846 and 1847–1848. Judd was a Democrat, but he backed the Republican candidate, John C. Frémont, in the 1856 election.[1] Judd also served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1860 and in the Wisconsin State Senate in 1866 and 1867, at which point he was the oldest member of the senate (at age 69).[3] He died in Fox Lake, Wisconsin on March 2, 1873.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Another Valuable Recruit . The Neenah Bulletin. July 16, 1856. 2. Newspapers.com. April 5, 2015 .
  2. News: A New Receiver Appointed for the Old La Crosse and Milwaukee R.R. . Janesville Weekly Gazette. May 4, 1865. 2. Newspapers.com. April 5, 2015 .
  3. News: Madison Correspondence . Janesville Daily Gazette. January 17, 1867. 1. Newspapers.com. April 5, 2015 .
  4. 'Memorial Record of the Fathers of Wisconsin: Containing Sketches of the Lives and Career of the Members of the Constitutional Conventions of 1846 and 1847-48. With the History of Early Settlement of Wisconsin,' David Atwood, D. Attwood: 1880, pg. 107-108