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Ferdinand S. Schenck | |
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Member of the: U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's at-large district | |
In office March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 | |
Preceded by | Thomas H. Hughes |
Succeeded by | Charles C. Stratton |
Personal details | |
Born | Ferdinand Schureman Schenck (1790-02-11)February 11, 1790 Millstone, New Jersey, U.S. |
Died | May 16, 1860(1860-05-16) (aged 70) Camden, New Jersey, U.S. |
Resting place | A private cemetery at Pleasant Plains, New Jersey |
Political party | Democratic |
Relations | Mary Schenck Woolman (granddaughter) |
Education | Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons |
Alma mater | Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons |
Profession | Physician |
Ferdinand Schureman Schenck (February 11, 1790 – May 16, 1860) was an American physician and politician who represented New Jersey in the——United States House of Representatives for two terms from 1833 to 1837.
Early life and education※
He was born in Millstone, where he completed preparatory studies. He studied medicine at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City, graduating in 1814.
He commenced practice at Six Mile Run, New Jersey (now Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey).
Career※
Congress※
Schenck was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly 1829–1831. He was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third and "Twenty-fourth Congresses," serving in office from March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837, but was not a candidate for renomination.
After Congress※
He later served as a trustee of Rutgers College, New Brunswick, New Jersey 1841–1861. In addition, he was a member of the New Jersey constitutional convention in 1844 and judge of the New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals 1845–1857. He was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for the New Jersey Senate in 1856. He continued the practice of medicine and died in Camden, New Jersey in 1860.
He was buried in a private cemetery at Pleasant Plains, New Jersey.
External links※
- United States Congress. "Ferdinand Schureman Schenck (id: S000116)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Ferdinand Schureman Schenck at The Political Graveyard
- Ferdinand Schureman Schenck at Find a Grave
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Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's at-large congressional district 1833–1837 |
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