Nathaniel Scudder

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Nathaniel Scudder was an American physician, Continental Congress delegate, and Revolutionary War militia officer who was the only member of Congress killed in combat during the American Revolution.

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instanceOf American physician
Continental Congress delegate
Revolutionary War militia officer
human
burialPlace Tennent Churchyard, Manalapan, New Jersey NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath killed in action
citizenship British America NERFINISHED
conflict American Revolutionary War
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
surface form: United States
dateOfBirth 1733-05-10
dateOfDeath 1781-10-17
educatedAt College of New Jersey NERFINISHED
Princeton University
era American Revolutionary era
ethnicGroup American colonists NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork medicine
military affairs
politics
gender male
hasActivityEnd death in 1781
hasActivityStart service in Continental Congress in the late 1770s
hasTitle Dr.
mannerOfDeath death in battle
memberOf Continental Congress NERFINISHED
militaryAllegiance State of New Jersey NERFINISHED
United States (Continental forces) NERFINISHED
militaryBranch New Jersey militia NERFINISHED
militaryRank colonel
nativeLanguage English
notableEvent killed while leading New Jersey militia against a British raiding party in 1781
notableFact only sitting member of the Continental Congress to die in combat
notableFor only member of the Continental Congress killed in combat during the American Revolution
occupation physician
politician
soldier
participatedIn New Jersey militia operations during the American Revolutionary War
placeOfBirth Colts Neck, New Jersey NERFINISHED
Monmouth County, New Jersey NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Shrewsbury, New Jersey NERFINISHED
politicalAffiliation Patriot cause
positionHeld delegate to the Continental Congress
regionOfActivity New Jersey NERFINISHED
religion Presbyterian
surface form: Presbyterianism
represented New Jersey NERFINISHED
residence Freehold, New Jersey NERFINISHED
Monmouth County, New Jersey NERFINISHED

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Scudder hasNotableBearer Nathaniel Scudder