John Scudder

John Scudder (January 24, 1815 – May 23, 1869) was an American master builder who was prominent in the second half of the 19th century. During his time in Savannah, Georgia, he became one of the city's "most prolific and successful antebellum builders". Early life John Scudder was born on January 24, 1815, to Amos and Phebe Scudder. He was one of their eleven children, and the eighth in the family's line of Johns. He was baptized on July 2 at the Presbyterian Church in Westfield, New Jersey. Career Scudder worked with his younger brother, Ephraim Scudder (1819–1872), for about twenty years. They formed their own practice, J. & E. Scudder, in Savannah. Between 1847 and 1858, the brothers were owners and part-owners of the Savannah–Ogeechee Canal, which was completed in 1830. More a passion of their father's, their interest in the canal waned after his death in 1856.