Caleb Scudder
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Caleb Scudder | |
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3rd Mayor of Indianapolis | |
In office 1851–1854 | |
Preceded by | Horatio C. Newcomb |
Succeeded by | James McCready |
Personal details | |
Born | 1795 New Jersey, U.S. |
Died | 1886 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S | (aged 90–91)
Political party | Whig |
Caleb Scudder (1795 in New Jersey – 1866 in Indianapolis, Indiana) was the third mayor of the city of Indianapolis, Indiana, and served from 1851 to 1854 as a member of the Whig Party. Born in New Jersey, Scudder moved at a young age to Dayton, Ohio. He was a cabinet-maker by trade, but also served as a magistrate before his term as mayor.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Nowland, John H.B. (1870). Early reminiscences of Indianapolis: with short biographical sketches of its early citizens, and a few of the prominent business men of the present day. Indianapolis: Sentinel Book and Job Printing House. pp. 81–82.