William Seymour (Congressman)

William Seymour
William Seymour
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from New York's 20th district
	In office; March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837
Preceded by	Noadiah Johnson
Succeeded by	Amasa J. Parker
Personal details
Born	February 22, 1775; Waterbury, Connecticut
Died	December 27, 1848 (aged 73); Binghamton, New York
Political party	Jacksonian
Occupation	Lawyer, politician

William Seymour (February 22, 1775 – December 27, 1848) was a United States Representative from New York.

Early life

He was born in Waterbury, Connecticut on February 22, 1775, the son of David Seymour and Achsah (née Welton) Seymour.[1] Around 1793, he moved to Windsor, New York, attended public schools, studied law under Daniel LeRoy, was admitted to the bar.[2]

Career

After admission to the bar, Seymour commenced practice in Binghamton. He returned to Windsor in 1807 and served as justice of the peace. In 1833, upon his appointment as first judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Broome County, he returned to Binghamton.[2]

Seymour was elected as one of the first trustees of the village in 1834. He was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837). He again served as first judge of Broome County until 1847, then resumed the practice of his profession in Binghamton where he died.[2]

Personal life

Seymour was married to Esther Beecher (1786–1823), a daughter of Justus Beecher and Sarah (née Hotchkiss) Beecher, Connecticut natives who also moved to Windsor, New York.[3] Together, Esther and William were the parents of:

William N. Seymour (1808–1886), who married Anna Maria Seymour (1810–1877).

Seymour died in Binghamton on December 27, 1848. He was interred at Binghamton Cemetery, and later reinterred at Glenwood Cemetery in Dickinson, New York.[4]

References

Seymour, George Dudley; Talcott, Mary Kingsbury; Morris, Tyler Seymour (1939). A History of the Seymour Family: Descendants of Richard Seymour of Hartford, Connecticut, for six generations ; with extensive amplification of the lines deriving from his son John Seymour of Hartford. Printed by the Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor company. p. 182. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
Lawyer, William Summer (1900). Binghamton, Its Settlement, Growth and Development: And the Factors in Its History, 1800-1900. Century Memorial Publishing Company. pp. 60, 74, 133, 145, 325–326, 333. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
Dwight, Benjamin Woodbridge (1874). The History of the Descendants of John Dwight, of Dedham, Mass. J. F. Trow & son, printers and bookbinders. p. 709. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
"SEYMOUR, William (1775-1848)". bioguideretro.congress.gov. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 13 January 2020.

External links

United States Congress. "William Seymour (id: S000272)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
William Seymour at Find a Grave

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Noadiah Johnson	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 20th congressional district March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837	Succeeded by Amasa J. Parker

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[Seymour1939-1] Seymour, George Dudley; Talcott, Mary Kingsbury; Morris, Tyler Seymour (1939). A History of the Seymour Family: Descendants of Richard Seymour of Hartford, Connecticut, for six generations ; with extensive amplification of the lines deriving from his son John Seymour of Hartford. Printed by the Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor company. p. 182. Retrieved 13 January 2020.

[Lawyer1900-2] Lawyer, William Summer (1900). Binghamton, Its Settlement, Growth and Development: And the Factors in Its History, 1800-1900. Century Memorial Publishing Company. pp. 60, 74, 133, 145, 325–326, 333. Retrieved 13 January 2020.

[Dwight1874-3] Dwight, Benjamin Woodbridge (1874). The History of the Descendants of John Dwight, of Dedham, Mass. J. F. Trow & son, printers and bookbinders. p. 709. Retrieved 13 January 2020.

[bioguideretro-4] "SEYMOUR, William (1775-1848)". bioguideretro.congress.gov. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 13 January 2020.