Arnold Naudain

Arnold Snow Naudain (* January 6, 1790 in Dover, Delaware; † January 4, 1872 in Odessa, Delaware ) was an American politician ( Whig Party ), who represented the state of Delaware in the U.S. Senate.

In 1806, Arnold Naudain graduated from the College of New Jersey, later Princeton University. He then studied medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, graduated in 1810 and began to practice in his hometown of Dover as a doctor. During the British -American War, he was a senior doctor ( Surgeon General ) of the militia of Delaware.

From 1817 to 1818 Naudain sat as an MP in the House of Representatives from Delaware; in 1826 he was re-elected to this chamber of parliament and served time as their Speaker. As of January 7, 1830, he was a member of the U.S. Senate, in him, the state Legislature had chosen to succeed the retiring Louis McLane. There Naudain remained until his own resignation on 16 June 1836. During this period he was also Chairman of the Committee of Claims. At the beginning of the term of office was one Naudain to the National Republicans; later he joined the Whigs.

The untimely departure from the Senate failed Arnold Naudain just barely, when he stood as a candidate in 1832 for the governorship. He received 4166 votes, his Democratic opponent Caleb P. Bennett 4220th During his time as a senator, he served from 1833 to 1835 as curator of the Newark College, later the University of Delaware. He resigned because he as an active Presbyterians had objections to the College of revenue a state lottery participates, the majority of the Board of Trustees, however, for it uttered, they continue to adopt.

After his retirement he continued to be politically active as a State Senator from 1836 to 1839. Later Naudain served from 1841 to 1845 as head of the customs authority of Wilmington (Collector of the port ) before he moved to Philadelphia, where he worked as a doctor again. He was a Freemason and at times Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Delaware.