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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—New YorkDavid Lowrey SEYMOUR
(1803-1867)
SEYMOUR, David Lowrey, a
Representative from New York; born in Wethersfield, Conn., December
2, 1803; pursued preparatory studies; was graduated from Yale
College in 1826; tutor at Yale College 1828-1830; studied law; was
admitted to the bar in 1829 and commenced the practice of his
profession in Troy, N.Y.; member of the State assembly in 1836;
district attorney of Rensselaer County from October 14, 1839, to
October 14, 1842; master in chancery in 1839; elected as a Democrat
to the Twenty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1843-March 3, 1845);
chairman, Committee on Revolutionary Pensions (Twenty-eighth
Congress); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1844 to the
Twenty-ninth Congress; elected to the Thirty-second Congress (March
4, 1851-March 3, 1853); chairman, Committee on Commerce
(Thirty-second Congress); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in
1852 to the Thirty-third Congress; resumed the practice of his
profession; unsuccessful candidate in 1858 to the Thirty-sixth
Congress; member of the constitutional convention of New York in
1867; died in Lanesboro, Berkshire County, Mass., on October 11,
1867; interment in Mount Ida Cemetery, Troy, N.Y.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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