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Norman B. Judd | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 1st district | |
| In office March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1871 | |
| Preceded by | John Wentworth |
| Succeeded by | Charles B. Farwell |
| United States Envoy to Prussia | |
| In office July 1, 1861 – September 3, 1865 | |
| President | Abraham Lincoln Andrew Johnson |
| Preceded by | Joseph A. Wright |
| Succeeded by | Joseph A. Wright |
| Member of the Illinois Senate | |
| In office 1844-1860 | |
| Chicago Alderman from the 1st Ward[1] | |
| In office 1842–1843 Serving with John Calhoun | |
| Preceded by | John Davlin/ Charles Follansbee |
| Succeeded by | Cyrenus Beers/ Hugh T. Dickey |
| Chicago City Attorney[1] | |
| In office 1837–1839 | |
| Preceded by | office established |
| Succeeded by | Samuel L. Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 10, 1815 Rome, New York |
| Died | November 11, 1878 (aged 63) Chicago, Illinois |
| Political party | Republican |
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Norman Buel Judd (January 10, 1815 – November 11, 1878) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, and the grandfather of U.S. Representative Norman Judd Gould of New York.
Born January 10, 1815, in Rome, New York, son of Norman Judd and Catherine Van der Heyden. He received a liberal schooling. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1836 and commenced practice in his hometown. He moved to Chicago, Illinois, in 1836 and continued the practice of his profession. He served as city attorney 1837–1839. He served as a member of the Illinois Senate from 1844 to 1860. He served as delegate to the 1860 Republican National Convention. He was appointed Minister Plenipotentiary to the Kingdom of Prussia by President Abraham Lincoln on March 6, 1861, and served until 1865.
Judd was elected as a Republican to the Fortieth and Forty-first Congresses (March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1871). He declined to be a candidate for reelection in 1870. He was appointed collector at the port of Chicago by President Ulysses S. Grant on December 5, 1872, and served until his death.
He married Adaline Rossiter on November 27, 1844, in Cook County, Illinois. She was the daughter of Newton Rossiter and Maria Gilbert. She was born February 11, 1821, in Torrington, Connecticut, and died December 19, 1904, in Seneca Falls, New York. They had five children: Frank Rossiter, Norman Rossiter, Julia Seammon, Mary Mitchell and Edward James Judd.
Norman Judd died November 11, 1878, in Chicago, Illinois at age 63.[2] He was interred in Graceland Cemetery.
- ^ a b "Centennial List of Mayors, City Clerks, City Attorneys, City Treasurers, and Aldermen, elected by the people of the city of Chicago, from the incorporation of the city on March 4, 1837 to March 4, 1937, arranged in alphabetical order, showing the years during which each official held office". Archived from the original on September 4, 2018. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
- ^ "Death of Norman B. Judd". Wisconsin State Journal. November 12, 1878. p. 1. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.