American Seymour Genealogy

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====== Major Henry Seymour (1764-1846) of Hartford ======

{{major_henry.jpg|Major Henry Seymour (1764-1846) of Hartford}}

**MAJOR HENRY SEYMOUR (1764-1846) OF HARTFORD**

From the silhouette in the Connecticut Historical Society, drawn from life,
1843, by William Henry Brown (1808-1883). He was the eldest son of Thomas
Seymour, First Mayor of Hartford. His son, Thomas Hart Seymour (1808-1868), was
the "Hero of Chapultepec," Governor of Connecticut, 1850-53, and United States
Minister to Russia, 1853-57. Thomas Youngs Seymour (1757-1811, Yale Coll.
1777), the "Beau Sabreur of Saratoga," was his brother, and Mary Juliana Seymour
(b. Feb. 6, 1769), so universally admired for her lovely character, high-
breeding and remarkable beauty, was his sister. Throughout his long life, Major
Henry Seymour was a "first citizen" of Hart-ford, greatly admired and
beloved—adorned, as one should say, by every civic and domestic virtue. He was
for a time Commander of the Governor's Horse Guards, founded by his brother,
Capt. Thomas Youngs Seymour.

When the silhouettist, Brown, was in Hartford in 1843 in connection with the
publication of his now sought-for book, "Portraits of Distinguished Americans,"
he cut the silhouettes of three or four prominent citizens of Hartford and
presented them to the Connecticut Historical Society, among them the above
portrait of Major Henry Seymour.

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