About Ferdinand Schureman Schenck
Lived 1790 – 1860 (aged 70). Ferdinand Schureman Schenck was an American politician, judge and lawyer.
Ferdinand Schureman Schenck (February 11, 1790 – May 16, 1860) was an American medical doctor and politician who represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives for two terms from 1833 to 1837.
Early life Ferdinand Schureman Schenck was born on February 11, 1790, in Millstone, New Jersey. He completed preparatory studies and studied medicine at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City. He graduated in 1814.
Career Schenck commenced the practice of medicine at Six Mile Run, New Jersey (now Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey). 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 Camden, New Jersey. He was buried in a private cemetery at Pleasant Plains, New Jersey.
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American politician (1790-1860)
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Ferdinand Schureman Schenck was born on 11 February 1790 in Millstone.
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Ferdinand Schureman Schenck died on 16 May 1860 in Camden.
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Ferdinand Schureman Schenck was a politician, judge and lawyer.
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Ferdinand Schureman Schenck was American.
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