Stoddard Judd

Stoddard Judd (May 18, 1797 – March 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.

Stoddard Judd
Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 18th district
In office January 1, 1866 – January 6, 1868
Preceded by	William E. Smith
Succeeded by	Henry W. Lander
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office February 20, 1865 – January 1, 1866
Preceded by	James M. McGuire
Succeeded by	Oliver Ashley
Constituency	Dodge 1st district
In office January 2, 1860 – January 7, 1861
Preceded by	Cyrus S. Kneeland
Succeeded by	George W. Bly
Constituency	Dodge 4th district
Member of the New York State Assembly from Dutchess County
In office January 1, 1835 – January 1, 1837 Serving with Theodore V. W. Anthony (1835), David Barnes Jr. (1835), Stephen Thorn (1835), Abijah G. Benedict (1836), Cornelius H. Cornell (1836), & Wiliam Eno (1836)
Preceded by	Theodore V. W. Anthony, William H. Bostwick, Henry Conklin, & James Mabbett
Succeeded by	Taber Belding, John R. Myer, & David Shelden
In office January 1, 1829 – January 1, 1830 Serving with Elijah Baker Jr. & Stephen D. Van Wyck
Preceded by	Taber Belding, Francis A. Livingston, George W. Slocum, & Nathaniel P. Tallmadge
Succeeded by	James Hughson, George P. Oakley, Jacob Van Ness, & Philo M. Winchell
Personal details
Born	(1797-05-18)May 18, 1797 Sharon, Connecticut, U.S.
Died	March 2, 1873(1873-03-02) (aged 75) Fox Lake, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting place	Riverside Memorial Park, Fox Lake, Wisconsin
Political party	Republican Democratic (before 1855)
Spouse	Elizabeth
Children	Randall Stoddard Judd (b. 1829; died 1912) Elizabeth J. (Fisher) (b. 1838; died 1899)
Alma mater	Albany Medical College
Profession	physician

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]