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 ====== 266. David Lowrey Seymour ======
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+. DAVID LOWREY<sup>7</sup> SEYMOUR
+(//[[178.ashbel|Ashbel]]//<sup>6</sup>,
+//[[085.ashbel|Ashbel]]//<sup>5</sup>, //[[029.bevil|Bevil]]//<sup>4</sup>,
+//[[009.thomas|Thomas]]//<sup>3</sup>, //[[003.John|John]]//<sup>2</sup>,
+//[[001.Richard|Richard]]//<sup>1</sup>),
+born at Newington Parish, Wethersfield, Conn., 2 Dec. 1803, died at Lanesboro,
+Mass., 11 Oct. 1867; married 27 July 1837, MARIA LUCY CURTISS, born at Derby,
+Conn., 11 Aug. 1813, died 11 Oct. 1867, daughter of Sheldon Clarke and Hannah
+(Bradley).
-**If you have an interest in this person, //please// [[:contact me]] and I will make an effort to get this page added.**
+He was graduated from Yale College in 1826; tutor at Yale College 1828--1830;
+studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1829, and began practice in Troy, N.Y.
+Mr. Seymour was a warm supporter of Gen. Jackson's administration, and soon
+became associated with local politics in Troy. His fluency and ability as a
+speaker gave him considerable prominence at once. In 1836 he was elected to the
+New York Assembly. The Democratic party in the State was split between wrangling
+factions, and Mr. Seymour allied himself with the Conservatives.
+In 1842 he was elected to the Twenty-eighth Congress (4 Mar. 1843 to 3 Mar.
+) by a narrow margin over his Whig opponent.
+In general, he supported the Tyler administration. He was again a candidate in
+, but was defeated. In 1850 he ran and defeated Russell Sage, and served in
+the Thirty-second Congress (4 Mar. 1851 to 3 Mar. 1853). He ran a fourth time
+in 1852 but was defeated by a wide margin.
+He had public service also as District Attorney and Master of Chancery; and in
+was a member of the Constitutional Convention of New York. He was partial
+to public life, and had many qualities which well fitted him for it. He was able
+and brilliant in debate; familiar with political history, and at home in dealing
+with business facts. At Washington he wielded his full share of influence, and
+was popular in political and social circles. As chairman of the committee on
+commerce, he distinguished himself by the elaborateness and value of his
+reports, and more especially by his agency in effecting the Canadian Reciprocity
+Treaty.
+As a lawyer, Mr. Seymour occupied a front rank. He was a fine advocate and also
+a safe, cautious counsellor. He was a terrific worker, and it is probable that
+excessive labor shortened his days. It was his habit to spend his days in
+transacting ordinary business, and much of his nights in continuous, wearing
+mental labor. He was a man of great caution, and had the foresight which made
+him fortunate in pecuniary ventures. From small beginnings, he accumulated a
+considerable fortune. As husband and father, he was an idol in his household.
+^ Children: ^^
+| i. | MARY LOUISA<sup>8</sup>, b. 21 Feb. 1839; m. TITUS E. EDDY. |
+| ii. | HARRIETTS MARIA, b. 23 Feb. 1843; d. 12 Mar. 1844. |
+| iii. | SARAH LOWREY, b. 10 Apr. 1846; m. S. FISHER JOHNSON. |
+| iv. | FRANCES MARIA, b. 16 June 1848; m. at New York City, in 1871, CHARLES EDWARD PATTERSON, of Troy, b. at Corinth, Vt, 3 May 1842, s. of James Hervey and Fidelia (Howes). |
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