Hubert B. Scudder

Hubert Baxter Scudder (November 5, 1888 – July 4, 1968) was an American lawyer and politician who served five terms as a U.S. representative from California from 1949 to 1959.

Hubert B. Scudder
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 1st district
In office January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1959
Preceded by	Clarence F. Lea
Succeeded by	Clement Woodnutt Miller
Member of the California State Assembly
In office January 5, 1925 – January 6, 1941
Preceded by	Emmett I. Donohue
Succeeded by	Richard H. McCollister
Constituency	12th district (1925-1931) 7th district (1931-1941)
Personal details
Born	Herbert Baxter Scudder (1888-11-05)November 5, 1888 Sebastopol, California
Died	July 4, 1968(1968-07-04) (aged 79) Sebastopol, California
Resting place	Sebastopol Cemetery
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Helen B. Norton ​ (after 1924)​
Military service
Allegiance	United States Army
Branch/service	United States Army Coast Artillery Corps
Years of service	1918-1918

Early life and education

Born in Sebastopol, California, Scudder graduated from the public schools, supplemented by correspondence courses, night schools, and the reading of law. He became superintendent of utilities for the city of Sebastopol from July 1, 1912 to November 4, 1920. He served in the United States Army Coast Artillery Corps from May to December 1918. He became involved in the insurance and real estate business in November 1920.

Political career

Scudder was elected city councilman of Sebastopol in April 1924 and mayor in 1926. He was elected to and served as a member of the California State Assembly from January 1925 to January 1940. He was appointed real estate commissioner of the State of California in January 1943 and resigned March 1, 1948. He served as president of the National Association of License Law Officials from November 1947 to September 1948.

Congress

Scudder was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-first and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1959). Scudder voted in favor of the Civil Rights Act of 1957. He did not run for re-election in 1958.

Post-congressional career and death

After Congress, he returned to the real estate and insurance business. He died in Sebastopol, California, on July 4, 1968. He was interred in Sebastopol Cemetery.

Electoral history

1948 United States House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hubert B. Scudder	82,947	54.5
	Democratic	Sterling J. Norgard	68,951	45.3
	Progressive	Roger Kent (write-in)	304	0.2
Total votes			152,302	100.0
Turnout
	Republican gain from Democratic

1950 United States House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hubert B. Scudder (Incumbent)	85,122	54.0
	Democratic	Roger Kent	72,584	46.0
Total votes			157,706	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

1952 United States House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hubert B. Scudder (Incumbent)	137,801	86.4
	Progressive	Carl Sullivan	21,734	13.6
Total votes			159,535	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

1954 United States House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hubert B. Scudder (Incumbent)	83,762	59.1
	Democratic	Max Kortum	58,004	40.9
Total votes			141,766	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

1956 United States House of Representatives elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hubert B. Scudder (Incumbent)	102,604	53.6
	Democratic	Clement Woodnutt Miller	88,962	46.4
Total votes			191,566	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

External links

• United States Congress. "Hubert B. Scudder (id: S000198)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Join California Hubert B. Scudder

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress