Walter Judd (politician)
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 5th district |
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In office January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1963 |
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| Preceded by | Oscar Youngdahl |
| Succeeded by | Donald M. Fraser |
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Walter Henry Judd September 25, 1898 Rising City, Nebraska |
| Died | February 13, 1994 (aged 95) Mitchellville, Maryland |
| Political party | Republican |
Walter Henry Judd (September 25, 1898 – February 13, 1994), Chinese name is 周以德, was an American politician and physician, best known for his battle in Congress (1943–63) to define the conservative position on China as all-out support for the Nationalists under Chiang Kai-shek and opposition to the Communists under Mao Zedong. After the Nationalists fled to Formosa (Taiwan) in 1949, Judd redoubled his support.
Judd was born in Rising City, Nebraska, the son of Mary Elizabeth (Greenslit) and Horace Hunter Judd. After training with the ROTC for the United States Army near the end of World War I, he earned his M.D. degree at the University of Nebraska in 1923. Next, he became the Traveling Secretary for the Student Volunteer Movement.
From 1925 through 1931, Judd was a medical missionary in China, sent to assist Edward Bliss.
From 1931 to 1934 he worked at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
Then, in 1934 he returned to China as a missionary physician until 1938, when he returned to Minnesota.
Upon his return the United States, he did not urge Americans to be isolationists. Instead, Judd encouraged support of China against Japanese aggression.
Elected to the U.S. Congress from Minnesota in 1942, where he became a powerful voice in support of China. He served for 20 years from 1943 until 1963 in the 78th, 79th, 80th, 81st, 82nd, 83rd, 84th, 85th, 86th, and 87th congresses.
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