Andrew T. Judson
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Andrew Thompson Judson (November 29, 1784 - March 17, 1853) was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.
Born in Eastford, Connecticut, Judson received a limited schooling. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1806. He moved to Montpelier, Vermont, where he began the practice of law. He returned to Connecticut and settled in Canterbury in 1809. State's attorney for Windham County 1819-1833. He served as member of the State house of representatives 1822-1825.
Judson was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress and served from March 4, 1835, until July 4, 1836, when he resigned. He was appointed by President Jackson United States judge for the district of Connecticut June 28, 1836, and served until his death in Canterbury, Connecticut, March 17, 1853. He was interred in Hyde Cemetery.
