Dudley Selden

Dudley Selden was an American lawyer and politician from New York. From 1833 to 1834, he served part of one term in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Life

Family

He was a son of Joseph Dudley Selden and Ethelinda Colt. He married Mary Augusta Packard, and had a daughter Maria Louisa Selden who married William Rogers Morgan.

Early career

Selden graduated from Union College, Schenectady, New York, in 1819. He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar and commenced the practice of his profession in New York City in 1831.

Political career

He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1831.

Congress

Selden was elected as a Jacksonian to the 23rd United States Congress and served from March 4, 1833, to July 1, 1834, when he resigned.

Death and burial

He died on November 7, 1855, in Paris, France and was buried at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.