Zeno Scudder

Zeno Scudder (August 18, 1807 – June 26, 1857) was the son of Deacon Josiah[1] and Hannah Scudder. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts. He was born in Osterville, Massachusetts on August 18, 1807. He wanted to follow the sea, but a paralysis of his right leg made that impossible. He studied medicine at Bowdoin College but his lameness hindered his practice so he decided to take up law at the Cambridge Law School. He was admitted to the bar in 1856 and conducted a lucrative practice in Barnstable, Massachusetts. Scudder was a member of the Massachusetts Senate 1846–1848 and served as Senate President.

Zeno Scudder
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts
In office March 4, 1851 – March 4, 1854
Preceded by	Joseph Grinnell
Succeeded by	Thomas D. Eliot
Constituency	10th district (1851–53) 1st district (1853–54)
President of the Massachusetts State Senate[1]
In office 1848–1848
Preceded by	William B. Calhoun
Succeeded by	Joseph Bell
Member of the Massachusetts State Senate[2]
In office 1846–1848
Personal details
Born	(1807-08-18)August 18, 1807 Barnstable, Massachusetts[2]
Died	June 26, 1857(1857-06-26) (aged 49)[1][2] Osterville section of Barnstable, Massachusetts[2]
Political party	Whig

Scudder was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-second and Thirty-third Congresses. His special interest while in Congress was American Fisheries. He served from March 4, 1851, until his resignation on March 4, 1854, because of a broken leg suffered in a fall, the effects of which he never recovered.

Scudder died in Barnstable, Massachusetts on June 26, 1857 and was interred in Hillside Cemetery, Osterville.