Norman Buel Judd (January 10, 1815 – November 11, 1878) was a

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from

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, and the grandfather of U.S. Representative Norman Judd Gould of New York. Born January 10, 1815 in

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, son of Norman Judd and Catherine Van der Heyden. He received a liberal schooling. He studied law. He was

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in 1836 and commenced practice in his hometown. He moved to

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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

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by President

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on March 6, 1861, and served until 1865. Judd was elected as a

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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

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on December 5, 1872, and served until his death. He married Adaline Rossiter on November 27, 1844 in

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. She was the daughter of Newton Rossiter and Maria Gilbert. She was born February 11, 1821 in

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and died December 19, 1904, in

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. 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. He was interred in

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