David L. Seymour

David Lowrey Seymour ( born December 2, 1803 in Wethersfield, Connecticut; † October 11, 1867 in Lanesborough, Massachusetts ) was an American lawyer and politician. He represented 1843-1845 and 1851-1853 the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

David Lowrey Seymour was born in the beginning of the 19th century in Wethersfield and grew up there. He completed his preliminary studies. Then he went to Yale College, where he graduated in 1826. Between 1828 and 1830, he worked as a tutor. He studied law. His admission to the bar he received in 1829 and then began to practice in Troy. He sat in 1836 in the New York State Assembly. On October 14, 1839, he was district attorney in Rensselaer County - a position which he held until October 14, 1842. He was in 1839 working as a master on the New York Court of Chancery. Politically, he was a member of the Democratic Party.

In the congressional elections of 1842 for the 28th Congress Seymour was in the twelfth electoral district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Bernard Blair to March 4, 1843. In 1844 he suffered in his re-election bid a defeat and retired after the March 3, 1845 from the Congress of. As a Congressman he had presided over the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions. He then ran for the 32nd Congress. After a successful election, he resigned on March 4, 1851 in the footsteps of Gideon Reynolds. In 1852 he suffered in his renewed candidacy defeat and retired after the March 3, 1853 from the Congress of. As a Congressman he had presided over the Committee on Commerce.

After his conference time he went back to his work as a lawyer after. In 1858 he ran unsuccessfully for the 36th Congress. He took part in 1867 as a delegate of the Constitutional Convention of New York. On October 11, 1867, he died in Lanesborough and was buried at the Mount Ida Cemetery, Troy.