Ferdinand Schureman Schenck (February 11, 1790 – May 16, 1860) was an American physician and politician who represented

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in the

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for two terms from 1833 to 1837.

Early life

Ferdinand Schureman Schenck was born on February 11, 1790, in

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. He completed preparatory studies and studied

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at the

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. He graduated in 1814.

Career

Schenck commenced the practice of medicine at Six Mile Run, New Jersey (now

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). Schenck was a member of the

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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. He later served as a trustee of

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from 1845 to 1857. He was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for the

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in 1856. He continued the practice of medicine until retiring in the fall of 1859. He was involved in banking and manufacturing in Newark.

Personal life

Schenck had at least one son, J. V. Schenck died following heart trouble on May 16, 1860, at the home of his son in

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. He was buried in a private cemetery at Pleasant Plains, New Jersey.

References

External links

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* 1790 births 1860 deaths Democratic Party members of the New Jersey General Assembly New Jersey state court judges People from Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey People from Millstone, New Jersey Physicians from New Jersey Politicians from Somerset County, New Jersey Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey Jacksonian members of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey New Jersey Republicans 19th-century American physicians 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives 19th-century members of the New Jersey Legislature {{NewJersey-politician-stub