Henry W. Seymour | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's11th district | |
| In office February 14, 1888 – March 3, 1889 | |
| Preceded by | Seth C. Moffatt |
| Succeeded by | Samuel M. Stephenson |
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| Born | (1834-07-21)July 21, 1834 Brockport, New York, U.S. |
| Died | April 7, 1906(1906-04-07) (aged 71) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Williams College Albany Law School |
Henry William Seymour (July 21, 1834 – April 7, 1906) was a politician from theU.S. state ofMichigan.
Seymour was born inBrockport, New York and attended the public schools,Brockport Collegiate Institute, andCanandaigua Academy. He graduated fromWilliams College ofWilliamstown, Massachusetts in 1855. He studied law inAlbany, New York taking lectures atAlbany Law School and was admitted to the bar in May 1856, but never practiced.
Seymour engaged in mercantile pursuits in Brockport until 1872 when he moved toSault Ste. Marie, Michigan where he engaged in the manufacture of reapers and subsequently in the manufacture of lumber and in agricultural pursuits. He was a member of theMichigan House of Representatives from Cheboygan District, 1880–1882 and a member of theMichigan Senate 1882–1884 (31st District) and 1886–1888 (30th District).
In a special election on February 14, 1888, to fill the vacancy caused by the death ofSeth C. Moffatt, Seymour was elected as aRepublican fromMichigan's 11th congressional district to the50th Congress, serving from February 14, 1888, to March 3, 1889. He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-nomination in 1888, losing to fellow RepublicanSamuel M. Stephenson in the primaries.
Henry W. Seymour died at the age of seventy-one, while on a visit, inWashington, D.C. He is interred atLakeview Cemetery of Brockport.
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