David L. Seymour | |
State: | New York |
Term Start: | March 4, 1851 |
Term End: | March 3, 1853 |
Predecessor: | Gideon Reynolds |
Successor: | Gilbert Dean |
Term Start2: | March 4, 1843 |
Term End2: | March 3, 1845 |
Predecessor2: | Bernard Blair |
Successor2: | Richard P. Herrick |
Office3: | Member of the New York State Assembly |
Term Start3: | January 1, 1836 |
Term End3: | December 31, 1836 |
Birth Name: | David Lowrey Seymour |
Birth Date: | 2 December 1803 |
Birth Place: | Wethersfield, Connecticut, U.S. |
Death Place: | Lanesborough, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Resting Place: | Mount Ida Cemetery, Troy, New York, U.S. |
Party: | Democratic |
Relatives: | Charles E. Patterson (son-in-law) |
Alma Mater: | Yale College |
Profession: | Politician, lawyer |
David Lowrey Seymour (December 2, 1803, Wethersfield, Connecticut – October 11, 1867, Lanesborough, Massachusetts) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. From 1843 to 1845, he served one term in the U.S. House of Representatives, then served a second, non-consecutive term from 1851 to 1853.
He graduated from Yale College in 1826, and was a tutor at Yale College from 1828 to 1830. Then he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1829, and commenced practice in Troy, New York.
He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1836.
He was District Attorney of Rensselaer County from 1839 to 1842.
Seymour was elected as a Democrat to the 28th United States Congress, holding office from March 4, 1843, to March 3, 1845, and was Chairman of the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions.
Seymour was elected to the 32nd United States Congress, holding office from March 4, 1851, to March 3, 1853, and was Chairman of the Committee on Commerce. Afterwards, he resumed the practice of law.
He was a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1867.
He died on October 11, 1868, and was buried at Mount Ida Cemetery in Troy.
His law partner and son-in-law Charles E. Patterson was Speaker of the New York State Assembly in 1882.