Ferdinand Schureman Schenck (1790-1860) · On These Grounds

Name: Ferdinand Schureman Schenck (1790-1860)
Identifier: NJS-PER-00733
Given Name: Ferdinand Schureman
Family Name: Schenck
Birth Date: February 11, 1790
Death Date: May 16, 1860
Sex: Male
Description: Ferdinand Schureman Schenck was born in Millstone, Somerset County, New Jersey, in 1790. He attended the College of Physicians and Surgeons of New York (Columbia University) and set up a medical practice at Six Mile Run (now Franklin Park, NJ) after graduating in 1814. As part of his medical practice, he sometimes provided medical treatment for enslaved people in the area.

He was also a politician and served as a U.S. Congressman from 1833 to 1837. He was a Rutgers trustee from 1841 until his death in 1860.

The Ferdinand Schureman Schenck Papers are housed at Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries (call number MC 1095).
Organization: Rutgers University
Same As: Ferdinand Schureman Schenck (Biographical Directory of the United States Congress)
Bibliographic Citation: Ferdinand Schureman Schenck Papers (MC 1095), Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries
Source Resource: https://records.njslavery.org/api/items/2386
Source Site: https://records.njslavery.org/s/doc/page/home
Occupation: Medical and Funerary; Government
Contributor: Jesse Bayker