David L. Seymour

David Lowrey Seymour (born December 2, 1803 in Wethersfield , Connecticut , † October 11, 1867 in Lanesborough , Massachusetts ) was an American lawyer and politician . He represented New York State in the US House of Representatives between 1843 and 1845 and between 1851 and 1853 .

Career

David Lowrey Seymour was born and raised in Wethersfield in the early 19th century. He completed his preliminary studies. Then he went to Yale College , where he graduated in 1826. Between 1828 and 1830 he worked there as a tutor . He studied law . He was admitted to the bar in 1829 and then began practicing in Troy . He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1836 . On October 14, 1839, he became a district attorney in Rensselaer County - a position he held until October 14, 1842. He was a Masters at the New York Court of Chancery in 1839 . Politically, he belonged to the Democratic Party .

In the congressional elections of 1842 for the 28th Congress , Seymour was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the twelfth constituency of New York , where he succeeded Bernard Blair on March 4, 1843 . In 1844 he was defeated in his re-election bid and was eliminated from the after March 3, 1845 Congress of. As a congressman, he chaired the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions . He then ran for the 32nd Congress . After a successful election, he succeeded Gideon Reynolds on March 4, 1851 . In 1852 he suffered a defeat in his renewed candidacy and left the Congress on March 3, 1853. As a congressman, he chaired the Committee on Commerce .

After his time at Congress he went back to his practice as a lawyer. In 1858 he ran unsuccessfully for the 36th Congress . In 1867 he took part in the New York Constituent Assembly as a delegate . He died on October 11, 1867 in Lanesborough and was then buried in Mount Ida Cemetery in Troy.

literature

• Franklin Benjamin Hough: "The New York civil list," Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858, pp. 74f, 90, 218 and 303.

Web links

• David L. Seymour in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• David L. Seymour in the database of Find a Grave (English)