Seymour Lowman

Seymour Lowman

Seymour Lowman (born October 7, 1868 in Chemung , Chemung County , New York , † March 13, 1940 ) was an American lawyer and politician of the Republican Party .

Life

Seymour Lowman studied law , was admitted to the bar and then started practicing in Elmira, New York. Lowman also had a political career. He was a member of the New York State Assembly between 1909 and 1910 . He then chaired the Chemung County Republican Committee between 1912 and 1934 . During this time he was a member of the New York Senate between 1919 and 1924 . He also took part in the Republican National Conventions in 1924 and 1932 .

Between 1925 and 1926 he was Lieutenant Governor under the Democratic Governor Alfred E. Smith . His running mate , George R. Lunn , was beaten by Lowman in the 1924 gubernatorial election . Lowman was the last lieutenant governor of New York not to be the running mate of the elected New York governor. When Smith was re-elected to office in 1926, Lowman suffered defeat to Edwin Corning .

Lowman was from August 1, 1927 until the end of the administration of US President Hoover in 1933 Deputy Federal Treasury Secretary under Andrew W. Mellon and Ogden L. Mills . He was also an open advocate of prohibition . One month after taking office, he said: "There are many incompetent and crooked men in the service. Bribery is rampant. There are many wolves in sheep's clothing. We are after them ... Some days my arm gets tired signing orders of dismissal. "

After the end of his tenure, he was President of Elmira Savings Bank .

family

Seymour Lowman was the son of John Lowman (1832-1884) and Fanny (Bixby) Lowman. He married Katherine Harding Smith on September 9, 1893.

Individual evidence

1. ^ TIME Magazine on September 19, 1927

Web links

• The Political Graveyard
• Prohibition: Politer Enforcement in TIME Magazine on July 25, 1927
• The Cabinet: Lodge v. Lowman in TIME Magazine October 17, 1927