Edward T. Seay

Edward T. Seay
Born c. 1869
Hartsville, Tennessee, U.S.
Died August 19, 1941
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Resting place Gallatin, Tennessee, U.S.
Alma mater Vanderbilt University
Occupation Attorney, politician
Known for speaker of the Tennessee Senate (1901–1903)
Spouse(s) Polly Barr
Children 2 daughters

Edward T. Seay (c. 1869 – August 19, 1941) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as the speaker of the Tennessee Senate from 1901 to 1903. He represented the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, and he was the acting dean of the Vanderbilt University Law School from 1929 to 1930.

Early life

Edward T. Seay was born circa 1869 in Hartsville, Tennessee.[1] His father, George Seay, was the chancellor of the district court of Sumner County, and Seay grew up in Gallatin.[1] He graduated from Vanderbilt University, where he earned a bachelor of laws in 1891.[1]

Career

Seay began practising the law with Dismukes and Seay in Gallatin in 1891.[1] He later joined Seay, Stockwell and Edwards.[1][2] In 1907, he co-founded Keeble and Seay with John Bell Keeble.[3] It later became Keeble, Seay, Stockwell and Keeble.[3] He was also a "special judge" on the Tennessee Supreme Court and the Tennessee Court of Appeals.[1] He represented the Louisville and Nashville Railroad throughout his career.[1] He was also involved the Scopes Trial.[1]

Seay was elected to represent Sumner County in the Tennessee Senate in 1899.[1] He served as its speaker from 1901 to 1903.[2]

Seay began teaching at the Vanderbilt University Law School in 1907.[1] Shortly after John Bell Keeble's death in 1929, he became the acting dean, and he was succeeded by Earl C. Arnold in 1930.[4] He was elected to Vanderbilt University's board of trust in 1937, and also served on the board of Fisk University.[1]

Personal life and death

Seay was married to Polly Barr, and he had two daughters.[1] He resided at 3702 Richland Avenue in Nashville.[1] He was a member of the Vine Street Christian Church and the First Presbyterian Church.[1] He was also a "32nd Degree Mason, a Shriner and a Knight of Pythias."[1]

Seay died of a heart attack on August 19, 1941.[1][2] He was buried in Gallatin, Tennessee.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "Ed T. Seay, 72, Dies Suddenly. Prominent Attorney Is Stricken At Home; Was Vanderbilt Dean". August 20, 1941. p. 1. Retrieved February 19, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. (Registration required (help)).
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Edward T. Seay Rites". The Tennessean. August 21, 1941. p. 4. Retrieved February 19, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. (Registration required (help)).
  3. 1 2 "John B. Keeble Dies At Nashville. Famous Attorney Was Widely-Known Here". The Leaf Chronicle. Clarksville, Tennessee. October 11, 1929. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com. (Registration required (help)).
  4. ↑ "Vanderbilt Law School Deans". Vanderbilt University Law School. Retrieved February 19, 2018.


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