Seth Hartman Yocum

Seth Hartman Yocum

Seth Hartman Yocum (born August 2, 1834 in Catawissa , Columbia County , Pennsylvania , †  April 19, 1895 in Santa Monica , California ) was an American politician . Between 1879 and 1881 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Seth Yocum attended public schools in his homeland. In 1850 he moved to Philadelphia , where he completed an apprenticeship in the printing trade. After that he taught as a teacher for a few years. In 1860 he graduated from Dickinson College in Carlisle . During the civil war , Yocum served in the Union's army , where he rose to senior lieutenant. After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1865, he began to work in this profession in Ashland . In 1873 he moved his residence and his law firm to Bellefonte . Between 1875 and 1879 he was a district attorney in the local Center County .

Politically, Yocum joined the Greenpack Party . In the congressional election of 1878 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 20th  constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Democrat Levi A. Mackey on March 4, 1879 . Since he renounced another candidacy in 1880, he could only complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1881 .

After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, Seth Yocum moved to Johnson City , Tennessee , where he worked in the tanning trade. In 1885 he became mayor of Johnson City. Soon after, he settled in Pasadena, California, and grew oranges there. He died in Santa Monica on April 19, 1895 and was buried in Pasadena.

Web links

• Seth Hartman Yocum in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Seth Hartman Yocum in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Levi A. Mackey	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (20th constituency) March 4, 1879 - March 3, 1881	Andrew Gregg Curtin