Stephen A. Rudd

1874–1936 (age 62)

Biography

Stephen A. Rudd served his constituents in Brooklyn and briefly in the halls of the United States Congress, where he remained attentive to the neighborhoods that had shaped him. His legal background and earnest demeanor made him a steady voice on committees concerned with labor and urban life.

Even after his term ended, Rudd continued to be regarded as a congenial and capable figure in local Democratic politics, remembered for his efforts to keep government close to the people.