George M. Seiders

George M. Seiders (born January 15, 1844 in Union , Maine , † May 26, 1915 in Portland , Maine) was an American lawyer and politician who was Maine Attorney General from 1901 to 1904 .

Life

George Melville Seiders was born in Union, Maine to Henry Seiders and Mary W. Starrett. He had nine siblings. He attended school in Union and while he was still in high school, he was drafted into Company B of the 24th Maine Volunteer Infantry. There he was a corporal. He and his regiment were transferred to New Orleans on a sea passage , then via Bonnet Carre, where he fell ill with typhus to Port Hudson . One of Seiders' brothers died of yellow fever in New Orleans and another brother did not survive a sea passage to New Orleans, he was a seaman. After the fall of Vicksburg , his regiment was transferred back to Maine via Chicago , Boston and Augusta and on August 25, 1863 he was retired.

He then worked on his father's farm in Union. He then moved to Portland and worked in a machine factory. But since he had a good basic education, the foreman of the factory advised him to quit his job there and instead finish his training. Following this advice, he taught at a winter school in Tenants Harbor during the winter and studied at Lincoln Academy in New Castle during the summer to prepare for college. He then attended Bowdoin College , where he graduated in 1872.

After graduation he became headmaster of the Greeley Institute in Cumberland , where he stayed for two years. He then was the vice principal of the high school in Waltham , Massachusetts . He stayed there for a year and for the 1875-1876 school year he was offered a professorship at the Episcopal Academy in Cheshire , Connecticut , which he accepted. While working there, he also studied law . After the end of the professorship he returned to Portland and completed his studies in Thomas B. Reed's office. In 1878 he was admitted to the bar. For a short time he ran his own law firm, but after a few months he returned to Reed as a partner. In 1893 he formed another partnership with Frederick V. Chase under the name Seiders & Chase.

He was elected County Attorney for Cumberland Counties in 1885 and re-elected in 1887. During this time, in addition to the cases as a public prosecutor, he also ran cases with his private law firm. Here he won two major murder cases against the state, which caused a stir.

A member of the Republican Party , Seiders was a member of the Maine House of Representatives from 1878 and was elected to the Maine Senate in 1892 and 1894 . He was later the President of the Senate.

Seiders was a member of the Freemasons . He was a member of the Bosworth Post, Grand Army of the Republic of Bramhall Lodge and the Knights of Pythias . He was also an active member of the Congregational Church for many years .

In November 1874 he married Clarice S. Hayes, daughter of Isaac S. Hayes. The couple had three children. He died in Portland on May 26, 1915. His grave is in Evergreen Cemetery in Portland, Maine.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Lawrence Kestenbaum: The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Seelig to Selch. In: politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved February 20, 2016 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} Biographical Review Publishing Company 1896 pages 406-408 to George M. Seiders, accessed February 20, 2016
3. ^ Maine Attorneys General, 1820- | Maine State Legislature. In: maine.gov. legislature.maine.gov, accessed February 20, 2016 .