Not all Scudders are mission doctors …
Here are few Scudders we thought you would like to meet.
Two Scudders Who Dearly Need To Be REMEMBERED
Nathaniel Scudder was a physician and patriot leader during the Revolutionary War. He served as a delegate from New Jersey to the Continental Congress, He wrote a series of impassioned letters to New Jersey leaders urging the adoption of the Articles, and when New Jersey’s legislature approved them in November 1777, he signed them for the state at Congress. Scudder dropped his medical practice to serve in the military, and he led a regiment in the Battle of Monmouth in June 1778.
Dr. Nathaniel Scudder was a New Jersey delegate to the Continental Congress and signed the Articles of Confederation in 1777.
Dr. Nathaniel Scudder was mortally wounded pursuing a British raiding party, Monmouth County, NJ, October 16, 1781
Nathaniel Scudder (May 10, 1733 – October 17, 1781) was an American physician and patriot leader during the Revolutionary War. He served as a delegate for New Jersey to the Continental Congress, where he was one of two delegates from New Jersey to sign the Articles of Confederation.
In 1777, Scudder became the colonel of his militia regiment and that fall was sent as a delegate to the Continental Congress. During the summer of 1778.
Scudder continued both forms of service for several years. Finally, on October 17, 1781, he led a part of his regiment to offer resistance to a British Army foraging party, and was killed in a skirmish near Shrewsbury.
Dr. Scudder was the only member of the Continental Congress to die in battle during the Revolutionary War. Learn More
Vida Scudder, was one of the founders, in 1890, of Denison House in Boston, the third settlement house in the United States
(Julia) Vida Dutton Scudder (December 15, 1861 – October 9, 1954) was an American educator, writer, and welfare activist in the social gospel movement.
She was born in Madurai, India, in 1861, the only child of David Coit Scudder and Harriet Louise (Dutton) Scudder. After her father, a Congregationalist missionary, was accidentally drowned in 1862, she and her mother returned to the family home in Boston. Apart from travel in Europe, she attended private secondary schools in Boston, and was graduated from the Boston Girl’s Latin School in 1880. Scudder then entered Smith College, where she received her BA degree in 1884.
In 1885 she and Clara French were the first American women admitted to the graduate program at Oxford, where she was influenced by York Powell and John Ruskin. While in England she was also influenced by Leo Tolstoi and by George Bernard Shaw and Fabian Socialism. Scudder and French returned to Boston in 1886.
Scudder taught English literature from 1887 at Wellesley College, where she became an associate professor in 1892 and full professor in 1910.
When French died in 1888, Scudder joined the Society of the Companions of the Holy Cross, a group of Episcopalian women dedicated to intercessionary prayer and social reconciliation. Also in 1888, she joined the Society of Christian Socialists, which, under the Rev. William Dwight Porter Bliss, established the Church of the Carpenter in Boston and published The Dawn.
She was one of the founders, in 1890, along with Helena Dudley and Emily Greene Balch, of Denison House in Boston, the third settlement house in the United States. Scudder was its primary administrator from 1893 to 1913.[1]
Scudder is honored with a feast day on the liturgical calendar of the Episcopal Church (USA) on October 10. Learn More
Samuel Hubbard Scudder (April 13, 1837 – May 17, 1911) was an American entomologist and paleontologist.
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Scudder may be most widely known for his essay on the importance of first-hand, careful observation in the natural sciences. The treatise on inductive reasoning, entitled “The Student, the Fish, and Agassiz”, reflects his initial experience, learning really to see, under the tutelage of Louis Agassiz at Harvard University.
He graduated at Williams College in 1857 and at Harvard University in 1862, was a leading figure in American entomology from 1858, and the first North American insect paleontologist. He also undertook systematic work with Lepidoptera (almost exclusively butterflies), Orthoptera, Mantodeaand Blattodea and fossil arthropods, including the exquisitely preserved butterfly Prodryas persephone. Learn More
Billy Scudder, Actor – has been performing since the age of two. He is a singer, actor, mime, writer, director and teacher. Billy’s portrayal of Charlie Chaplin for IBM ushered in the age of the Persorsonal Computer. He has appeared in over 100 IBM commercials and won eleven Clio Awards, television advertising’s higest award. Learn More
Janet Scudder, Sculptor 1869-1940 – Janet Scudder received a commission to model the seal for the New York Bar Association. From that point on she was to not lack for work, becoming one of the most prolific and successful makers of small fountains and garden sculptures. The themes of her works were frequently children, animals and pixies, fairies and other elemental beings often combined with each other.
Paul Scudder – has been teaching Organic Chemistry at New College for 35 years, and his passion for the subject has inspired countless students during this time. In 2015, New College of Florida, held a symposium in his honor to pay tribute to the impact that Scudder has had on his students education, careers, and lives.
Major (ret.) Christopher Scudder, Vietnam, 1968
Christopher Scudder – served as a platoon leader with the 25th Infantry Division in Viet Nam during the Tet Offensive in 1968. He was severely wounded during a night ambush outside Dau Tieng in the Michelon rubber plantation. His military awards and decorations include the Combat Infantry Badge, three Bronze Stars, the Purple Heart, two Meritorious Service Medals, three Army Commendation Medals, the Republic of Viet Nam Honor Medal, and various other service medals.
After retirement from the service, Chris served as a Bishop in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
Currently, Chris resides on his farm in Harrison, Arkansas. He is a Board Member, family Historian and Genealogist of the Scudder Association, one of the oldest family organizations in the country.
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson Former Mayor of London, 2008-2016
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson is a Scudder on his mother’s side.
Boris Johnson, an English politician, popular historian, and journalist has served as Mayor of London from 2008 to 2016. A member of the Conservative Party, Johnson considers himself a One Nation Conservative and has been described as a libertarian due to his association with both economically liberal and socially liberal policies.
Johnson or “BoJo” as he is known in the London press,became the centre of media interest in early 2016 when he refused to clarify his support for Brexit. In February 2016 he endorsed Vote Leave in the “Out” campaign for the United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, 2016.
Following Theresa May’s victory in the leadership contest and subsequent appointment as Prime Minister, Johnson was appointed Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on 13 July 2016. Learn More
Meet more interesting Scudders…
Honoring Our Cousins-in Arms
This Veterans Day, please join us in honoring our armed forces, both past and present. A member of our family has served in every U.S. Military conflict since the founding of our republic. The Scudder name is deeply entwined in this country's history, and we are proud...
Creating a Multi-racial Democracy, The Scudders of Hawaii
The first Scudders to Hawaii grew up in India in the 1860s and 70s. As children of the second generation of American Scudder Protestant missionaries in British India, their parents were doctors and teachers offering alternatives to the Hindu caste system and Islamic fundamentalism with the teachings of Jesus. Scudder involvement in India continues to this day.
Calvin’s Crusaders In The Wars That Made America
We would like to share a review of this book written by one of our ‘distant’ cousins and current Foundation Board Director. living in Wiesbaden, Germany. David T. Fisher
Meet Meredith Scudder
2020 was the year that set Scottie Scheffler’s career into overdrive. He tied for fourth at the PGA Championship, shot 12-under 59 at The Northern Trust, and was named the 2020 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year. It’s also no coincidence 2020 was the year he married his high school sweetheart, who just so happens to be a Scudder.
Gail Halvorsen, the Berlin Candy Bomber
Gail Halvorsen, the Berlin Candy Bomber, dies Feb. 16, 2022: A Scudderoid” Whose Notable Legacy Began with Two Sticks of Gum. Lt. Gail Halvorsen, the Candy Bomber, gave hope and love to starving German children during the 1948 Berlin Airlift to counteract the Soviet blockade
Edwina Scudder Youth
We are saddened to report the death of Edwina Scudder Youth in Levittown, Pa on May 15, 2021. She was born on August 2, 1934 in Huntingdon, Long Island to Edwin and Susan Scudder. As a child, Edwina developed a passion for medicine and received a nursing degree from the Columbia University School of Nursing in September, 1955. She became head nurse of the surgical department at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, and later at Mercer Medical Center in Trenton, New Jersey.
Your Family Needs You
So Do Our Friends in India For over 200 years the Scudders have provided direct medical care and comfort to the peoples of India. For over 100 years Scudder families have provided financial support to those medical services through the philanthropic efforts of the...
Like Father Like Son
Recently Rajaratnam Abel, contacted our President Charles Scudder, whom he met last year on the Scudder Foundation's bicentennial return to India. Abel was putting the finishing touches on his most recent book, Dr. John Scudder: World's First Medical...
A Road Trip Down Scudder Avenue, Literally
It all started with a phone call. What was going to be a simple outing to a car museum for my dad’s 79th birthday, turned into a deep dive into my family’s ancestry with several surprising connections along the way.
The Beat Goes on and on
The Beat Goes on and on and ... Our recent CMC Vellore Foundation, Chairwoman, Dr. Honorine Ward, forwarded this link to us; saying how pleased she was to be passing it along. Like Honorine, we should all be pleased and proud of the Taylor family and their remarkable...
Trip to India – Jan 2019
The Arrangements Have Been Made Imagine being 25 years old with a young bride and departing from Boston's Fulton Dock on the 8th day of June 1818. Dr. and Mrs. John Scudder began a four (4) month journey to Calcutta, and on to Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). The...
Wife and Mother of 4 Board Members Leaves Us
It is with great regret that we note the passing of Marian Bunce. Marian Bunce, of Huntington, NY, has long been an important part of the Scudder Association. Her influence on the Association can not be overstated; her husband Arthur, and 4 children, Annmarie, Thomas,...
2018 Vellore CMC Foundation Annual Meeting
The Foundation welcomed its CMC Guests: Dr. JV Peter (Director), Dr. Jayanthi Peter and Dr. Vikram Mathews (Associate Director). This was Dr. Peter’s first visit to NYC since assuming the role of Director in late 2017. Dr. Peter provided an update on the latest awards...
Medical College of Wisconsin Honors the Scudder’s 199 Years of Service
This July, the Medical College of Wisconsin's website, honored the Scudder family's 199 year commitment of service to others. The tribute spotlighted Dr. Jim Taylor and his family's connection between MCW and Scudder's Medical work in India. It is a wonderful...
Edwina Youth-Scudder Hospitalized
A Venerable Member of the Scudder Association Hospitalized We recently received the following notice from Patricia Carrol with Vellore CMC Foundation. Hello everyone, I spoke with Dr. Elise Youth, the daughter of Edwina Scudder-Youth, who advised me that her mother...
An Exponential Family Man
The Scudder Association Mourns the Loss of a Good Friend and Great Genealogist It is with sadness the Scudder Association announces the sudden passing of Christopher Eric Scudder, a Board member, Genealogy Officer and dear friend to many in the Association. Chris...
Who says you can’t go home again?
In spite of Thomas Wolfe's assertion, Dr. James Taylor, his wife, Dr. Susan Taylor and his daughter Allison, a 4th year medical student returned to India where they continued a nearly 200 year tradition of fostering medical care. Dr.James Taylor, serves on the Boards...
7th Generation Scudder – Off to India
199 Years And 7 Generations Later ... Another Scudder Departs for India Allison Taylor, continues a long and proud tradition of Scudders in service to the medical community of India. Both her father, Jim Taylor and mother, Susan Taylor are physicians and Allison is...
Annmarie Bunce Named Teacher of the Year !!
Annmarie a life long member of the Scudder Association family and past Board Member has won, "Teacher of the Year", at Walt Whitman High School in Huntington Station, NY. Annmarie's brother, Arthur Bunce, said in his Facebook post 'It also came as no surprise to...
Sri Lanka Celebrates 200 Years of Scudder Service
This is a special news item submitted by Jack Gillmar The Church of the American Ceylon Mission has been celebrating its 200-year old history of work with missionaries from the United States for two years. Five young men, students of Williams College in...
Special “K”
Not all Scudders spell it with a "C". Hear and read Paul Skudder's account of his "Mirakle" on a mountain. Dr. Harley Rotbart, Professor, Vice Chairman Emeritus of the Department of Pediatrics University of Colorado Medical School, and Dr. Paul Skudder, a vascular...
Friendly Incoming
Giving is a 2 Way Street While virtue may be its own reward, it is gratifying nonetheless, to be on the receiving end of someone's appreciation. That was exactly how we felt when Emma Bigelow contacted us from Lake Michigan College with her kind words. We look forward...
Meet a Scudder
Nathaniel Scudder (May 10, 1733 – October 17, 1781) was an American physician and patriot leader during the Revolutionary War. He served as a delegate for New Jersey to the Continental Congress, where he was one of two delegates from New Jersey to sign the Articles of...
CMC Vellore Recognized as one of India’s Most Trusted Healthcare Brands
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Letter From Japan – One of the First American Accounts of Hiroshima
On May 27, 2016, the President of the United States, visited the city of Hiroshima, where he spoke these words: "Seventy-one years ago, on a bright cloudless morning, death fell from the sky and the world was changed. A flash of light and a wall of fire destroyed a...