Dudley C. Haskell

Dudley Chase Haskell
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 2nd district
In office March 4, 1877 – December 16, 1883
Preceded by	John R. Goodin
Succeeded by	Edward H. Funston
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives
In office 1872 1875–1876
Personal details
Born	March 23, 1842 Springfield, Vermont, US
Died	December 16, 1883(1883-12-16) (aged 41) Washington, D.C., US
Political party	Republican
Profession	Politician, Merchant
Military service
Allegiance	United States of America
Branch/service	Union Army
Battles/wars	Civil War

Dudley Chase Haskell (March 23, 1842 – December 16, 1883) was an American merchant, Civil War veteran, and Republican Party politician from the Lawrence, Kansas, area. He first served several terms in the Kansas House of Representatives, where he was elected as Speaker in 1876. That year he was elected to Congress, and served several terms until his death in office in 1883.

As a congressman, Haskell served as chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs from 1881 to 1883. In that capacity, he helped gain congressional authorization for construction of three off-reservation Indian boarding schools, and the location of one in Lawrence, Kansas. It opened in 1884, and was named for him in 1887. It has since developed as Haskell Indian Nations University, with its most famous alumnus being Jim Thorpe.