Stoddard Judd (May 18, 1797March 2, 1873) was an

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physician, politician, and

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pioneer. He served 4 years in the

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, representing Dodge County. Earlier, he served three terms in the

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Biography

Born in

Sharon, Connecticut Sharon is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States, in the northwest corner of the state. At the time of the 2020 census, the town had a total population of 2,680. The ZIP code for Sharon is 06069. The urban center of the town is ...

, Judd graduated from

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and practiced medicine in

Dutchess County, New York Dutchess County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 295,911. The county seat is the city of Poughkeepsie. The county was created in 1683, one of New York's first twelve counties, and later orga ...

. In 1829,

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, and

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, Judd served in the

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. Then, in 1841, President

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appointed Judd land receiver in Green Bay,

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. He moved to

Fox Lake, Wisconsin Fox Lake is a city in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,519 at the 2010 census. The city is located within the Town of Fox Lake. History Established in 1838, Fox Lake was the first settlement in Dodge County. The fi ...

in 1845. Judd was also involved in the railroad business, serving as president of the La Crosse Railroad. 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 John Charles Frémont or Fremont (January 21, 1813July 13, 1890) was an American explorer, military officer, and politician. He was a U.S. Senator from California and was the first Republican nominee for president of the United States in 1856 ...

, in the 1856 election. Judd also served in the

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in 1860 and in the

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in 1866 and 1867, at which point he was the oldest member of the senate (at age 69). He died in Fox Lake, Wisconsin on March 2, 1873.'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

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