Henry J. Seaman

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Henry John Seaman (born April 16, 1805 in Marshland (now Greenridge ), New York , † May 3, 1861 in New York City ) was an American politician . Between 1845 and 1847 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Henry John Seaman was born in Marshland about seven years before the outbreak of the British-American War . He worked in agriculture and as a promoter for Richmond . Politically, he was a member of the American Party . In the congressional elections of 1844 Seaman was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the second constituency of New York , where he succeeded Henry C. Murphy on March 4, 1845 . He retired from the after March 3, 1847 Congress of. He then worked in 1851 as director of the Staten Island Railroad and in 1856 as secretary at Plank Road Co. Seaman was responsible for building the bridge over the Fresh Kills . He died in Staten Island about a month after the outbreak of the Civil War on May 3, 1861, and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery .

Web links

  • Henry J. Seaman in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Seaman, Henry J.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Seaman, Henry John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH April 16, 1805
PLACE OF BIRTH Marshland, now Greenridge , New York
DATE OF DEATH May 3, 1861
Place of death New York City