internal improvements promotor, manufacturer, b. Milton, N.Y. He moved to Milwaukee in 1843, and soon became engaged in the promotion and construction of public works. In 1844 and 1845 he built a turnpike road from Milwaukee to Muskego, the first highway from Milwaukee to interior Wisconsin, and from 1850 to 1856 resided in Hartland while superintending construction of the Milwaukee and Watertown plank road. Returning to Milwaukee in 1856, he entered the lumber business and also formed a partnership to manufacture sashes, doors, and blinds. After 1871 he added a brick business to his interests. Judd was also identified with the construction of the Milwaukee and Watertown R.R. and with the improvement of the Menominee River valley. A Republican, he was state assemblyman (1867). After retiring from active business life in 1879, he spent much of his time in California, and died in San Jose. H. L. Canard, ed., Hist. of Milwaukee (3 vols., Chicago [1896]); J. G. Gregory, ed., S.E. Wis. (4 vols., Chicago, 1932); J. A. Watrous, Memoirs of Milwaukee Co. (2 vols., Madison, 1909); WPA field notes.Learn More
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