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Scudder family of Northport, New York

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  Henry Scudder (1743-1822) — of Suffolk County, N.Y. Born in Huntington, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y., August 5, 1743. Delegate to New York convention to ratify U.S. constitution from Suffolk County, 1788; member of New York state assembly from Suffolk County, 1788-90, 1791-92. Died in Northport, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y., January 21, 1822 (age 78 years, 169 days). Interment at Old Northport Cemetery, Northport, Long Island, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Timothy Scudder and Mary (Whitehead) Scudder; married to Phebe Carll; grandfather of Henry Joel Scudder; great-grandfather of Townsend Scudder; second cousin twice removed of Caleb Scudder; second cousin thrice removed of Wickham Sayre Havens, John Scudder Havens and Charles Smith Havens; second cousin four times removed of Moses Lewis Scudder and John Lewis Havens; third cousin once removed of Jabez Huntington, Joshua Coit, Augustus Seymour Porter (1769-1849), Samuel Lathrop and Peter Buell Porter; third cousin twice removed of Jedediah Huntington, Ebenezer Huntington, William Augustus Bird, Augustus Seymour Porter (1798-1872), Peter Buell Porter Jr. and Peter Augustus Porter (1827-1864); third cousin thrice removed of Jabez Williams Huntington, Samuel George Andrews, John Hall Brockway, Waitman Thomas Willey, Ulysses Simpson Grant, Robert Coit Jr., Samuel Lathrop Bronson, Abial Lathrop and Peter Augustus Porter (1853-1925).
  Political family: Scudder family of Northport, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Caleb Scudder (1795-1866) — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in Trenton, Mercer County, N.J., January 18, 1795. Whig. Mayor of Indianapolis, Ind., 1851-54. Died in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., March 9, 1866 (age 71 years, 50 days). Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of John Scudder and Chloe (Sayre) Scudder; married, August 17, 1814, to Mary Gardner; second cousin twice removed of Henry Scudder; third cousin twice removed of Moses Lewis Scudder; fourth cousin of Henry Joel Scudder; fourth cousin once removed of Jabez Huntington, Joshua Coit, Augustus Seymour Porter, Samuel Lathrop, Peter Buell Porter, Wickham Sayre Havens, John Scudder Havens, Charles Smith Havens and Townsend Scudder.
  Political family: Scudder family of Northport, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Henry Joel Scudder (1825-1886) — also known as Henry J. Scudder — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Northport, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y., September 18, 1825. Republican. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from New York 1st District, 1873-75; candidate for New York City superior court judge, 1882. Member, Union League. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., February 10, 1886 (age 60 years, 145 days). Interment at Old Northport Cemetery, Northport, Long Island, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Scudder (1778-1863) and Elizabeth (Hewlett) Scudder; married to Louisa Henrietta Davies; uncle of Townsend Scudder; grandson of Henry Scudder (1743-1822); fourth cousin of Caleb Scudder; fourth cousin once removed of Jabez Huntington, Joshua Coit, Augustus Seymour Porter, Samuel Lathrop, Peter Buell Porter, Wickham Sayre Havens, John Scudder Havens and Charles Smith Havens.
  Political family: Scudder family of Northport, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Epitaph: "Forever With The Lord."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Moses Lewis Scudder (1843-1917) — of Lake Forest, Lake County, Ill.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Charlestown, Middlesex County (now part of Boston, Suffolk County), Mass., February 3, 1843. Mayor of Lake Forest, Ill., 1888-89. Died October 29, 1917 (age 74 years, 268 days). Interment at Huntington Rural Cemetery, Huntington, Long Island, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Moses Lewis Scudder and Sarah Ann (Pratt) Scudder; married, June 17, 1873, to Clarine (Johnston) Williams (niece of William Sage Johnston); second cousin four times removed of Henry Scudder; third cousin twice removed of Caleb Scudder.
  Political family: Scudder family of Northport, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Townsend Scudder (1865-1960) — of Glen Head, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in Northport, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y., July 26, 1865. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from New York 1st District, 1899-1901, 1903-05; Justice of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1907-20, 1927-35; defeated, 1920; appointed 1927; candidate for judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1921; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Department, 1933. Member, Freemasons. Died in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Conn., February 22, 1960 (age 94 years, 211 days). Interment at Putnam Cemetery, Greenwich, Conn.; cenotaph at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Townsend Scudder (1828-1874) and Sarah Maria (Frost) Scudder; married, June 3, 1891, to Mary Dannat Thayer; nephew of Henry Joel Scudder; great-grandson of Henry Scudder; fourth cousin once removed of Caleb Scudder.
  Political family: Scudder family of Northport, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

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