Seymour H. Person | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMichigan's6th district | |
| In office March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933 | |
| Preceded by | Grant M. Hudson |
| Succeeded by | Claude E. Cady |
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| Born | (1879-02-02)February 2, 1879 |
| Died | April 7, 1957(1957-04-07) (aged 78) |
| Party | Republican |
Seymour Howe Person (February 2, 1879 – April 7, 1957) was a politician from theU.S. state ofMichigan.
Person was born on a farm nearHowell, Michigan and attended the district schools and the Howell public schools. He graduated from the law department of theUniversity of Michigan atAnn Arbor in 1901. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice inLansing and was a law partner withPatrick H. Kelley.
Person served as a member of theMichigan House of Representatives (Ingham County 1st district) from 1915 to 1921 and also served in theMichigan Senate (14th district) from 1927 to 1931.[1] He was a delegate to all State conventions for thirty years. He was the brother-in-law of Supreme Court JusticeWiley Rutledge.
In 1930Republican Party primary elections, Person defeated the incumbentU.S. RepresentativeGrant M. Hudson. Person went on to win the general election to representMichigan's 6th congressional district in the72nd United States Congress, serving from March 4, 1931 to March 3, 1933. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932, losing toDemocratClaude E. Cady. He also unsuccessfully challenged incumbentWilliam W. Blackney in the Republican primary election of 1942.
Seymour H. Person resumed the practice of his profession after leaving Congress. He died in Lansing and is interred in Deepdale Cemetery.
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