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William Winston Seaton
William Winston Seaton (January 11, 1785 – June 16, 1866) was an American journalist and the thirteenth Mayor of Washington, D.C. Life He was born in King William County, Virginia. From 1812 until 1860 he was, with his brother-in-law Joseph Gales, proprietor of the ''National Intelligencer'' at Washington, D.C. From 1812 until 1820 the two were the only reporters of congressional proceedings. Their ''Annals of Congress, Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States from 3 March 1798, till 27 May 1824'' (42 volumes, 1834–1856), and their ''Register of Debates in Congress from 1824 till 1837'' (29 volumes, 1827–37) are sources of the utmost importance on the history of the times. In 1809, he married Sarah Weston Gales (1790–1863), the daughter of newspaper publisher Joseph Gales Sr. and novelist Winifred Gales. Sarah spoke French and Spanish, and did occasional work for the ''National Intelligencer'' as a translator; they had 11 children. Mayor of Washin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King William County, Virginia
King William County is a county located in the U.S. state of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,810. Its county seat is King William. King William County is located in the Middle Peninsula and is included in the Greater Richmond Region. History For thousands of years before European contact, indigenous peoples of North America lived in the Tidewater area of present-day Virginia. At the time of the founding of Jamestown, 30 Virginia Native American tribes comprised the Powhatan paramountcy, numbering 14,000-21,000 people. The Algonquian-speaking Mattaponi Indian Tribe and Upper Mattaponi tribe, among the 11 tribes recognized by the state of Virginia, are located in the county. The Mattaponi are one of two Virginia Indian tribes who still occupy reservation land first allocated by the English under treaty in the 17th century. One prominent family during Colonial Virginia times was that of William Aylett. The Tobacco Inspection Act of 1730 establish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
