Sydney Emanuel Mudd II

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Sydney Emanuel Mudd II
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U.S. Representative from Maryland's 5th congressional district
In office
March 4, 1915 – October 11, 1924
Preceded byFrank O. Smith
Succeeded byStephen W. Gambrill
Personal details
Born(1885-06-20)June 20, 1885
Gallant Green, Charles County, Maryland
DiedOctober 11, 1924(1924-10-11) (aged 39)
Baltimore, Maryland
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
RelationsSydney Emanuel Mudd
Alma materGeorgetown University (B.A., LL.B.)
OccupationLawyer

Sydney Emanuel Mudd II (June 20, 1885 – October 11, 1924) was an American attorney and politician from Maryland's 5th congressional district, elected to several terms as a US Representative in Congress, dying in office. He was a Republican.

Early life and education[]

Sydney Emanuel Mudd, Jr. was born on June 20, 1885 at his parents' plantation in Gallant Green, Charles County, Maryland, Mudd was the son of Ida (née Griffin) and Sydney Emanuel Mudd, who became a US Congressman.[1][2][3] He was raised Catholic, attending the public schools of Charles County and the District of Columbia. He moved with his parents to La Plata, Maryland, in 1896. He graduated from Georgetown University in 1906 with a B.A., and from its law school in 1909 with a Bachelor of Laws degree.[1]

Law career[]

Mudd was admitted to the bar in 1910 in Maryland and Washington, D.C.[1] He served as professor of criminal law at Georgetown University Law School in 1910.[1]

Like his father, Mudd joined the Republican Party. He was appointed assistant district attorney of the District of Columbia, a federal position, in February 1911.

Personal life[]

Mudd did not marry or have any children.[4]

Political career[]

Mudd's father had told him he would not be seeking re-election, and his last term as Congressman ended in March 1911. Mudd II resigned as assistant district attorney in March 1911 to campaign for the seat as US Congressman from Maryland's 5th congressional district. Mudd did not win the Republican nomination in 1912 to run for election to the Sixty-third Congress. He was reappointed assistant district attorney in July 1912.

In March 1914, Mudd resigned again to become a candidate for Congress. He was elected in 1914 from the fifth district of Maryland as a Republican to the Sixty-fourth Congress and to the four succeeding Congresses, serving from March 4, 1915 until his death.

Death[]

He died at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland from illness on October 11, 1924.[1] He is interred in St. Ignatius’ Catholic Church Cemetery at Chapel Point near La Plata, where his father was also buried.[5]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Sydney Mudd Dies in Mid-Campaign". Evening Star. Washington, D.C. October 12, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved April 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "News Notes". The Baltimore Sun. p. 1. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  3. ^ "Sydney E. Mudd Dead". The Washington Post. October 22, 1911. p. 14. Retrieved April 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Congressman Sydney E. Mudd Dies Suddenly". The Baltimore Sun. October 12, 1924. p. 16. Retrieved April 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Representative Mudd Dies Suddenly in Baltimore: Develops Fever from Intestinal Trouble". The Washington Post. October 12, 1924.


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Preceded by
Frank Owens Smith 		Representative of the 5th Congressional District of Maryland
1915–1924 		Succeeded by
Stephen Warfield Gambrill
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