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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MichiganHenry William SEYMOUR
(1834-1906)
SEYMOUR, Henry William, a
Representative from Michigan; born in Brockport, Monroe County,
N.Y., July 21, 1834; attended the public schools, Brockport
Collegiate Institute, and Canandaigua Academy and was graduated
from Williams College, Williamstown, Mass., in 1855; studied law in
Albany, N.Y., taking lectures at Albany Law School; was admitted to
the bar in May 1856, but never practiced; engaged in mercantile
pursuits in Brockport; moved to Michigan in 1872 and settled in
Sault Ste. Marie, where he engaged in the manufacture of reapers
and subsequently in the manufacture of lumber and in agricultural
pursuits; member of the State house of representatives 1880-1882;
member of the State senate 1882-1884 and 1886-1888; elected as a
Republican to the Fiftieth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Seth C. Moffatt and served from February 14, 1888, to
March 3, 1889; unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1888;
died, while on a visit, in Washington, D.C., April 7, 1906;
interment in Lakeview Cemetery, Brockport, N.Y.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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