Frederick Francis Seekamp (1774-1843) was a

merchant A merchant is a person who trades in commodities produced by other people, especially one who trades with foreign countries. Historically, a merchant is anyone who is involved in business or trade. Merchants have operated for as long as indust ...

based in Ipswich,

Suffolk Suffolk () is a ceremonial county of England in East Anglia. It borders Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south; the North Sea lies to the east. The county town is Ipswich; other important towns include Lowes ...

. He traded in cheese, butter, coal and seed. He was active politically in the

Ipswich Yellow Party The Ipswich Yellow Party was a whig party which played a major role in the politics of Ipswich, Suffolk during the eighteenth century and early nineteenth century. However they were opposed by the Ipswich Blue Party, which were generally aligne ...

. In 1826 he was accused of corrupt and illegal practices in his role as a Bailiff of Ipswich Corporation, through which he acted as returning officer for the Parliamentary representative for the Borough of Ipswich. After the local government reforms introduced by the

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Ipswich Corporation became the Municipal Borough of Ipswich with a mayor, Seekamp nominated Benjamin Brame to be the first mayor in 1836. Seekamp succeeded him as mayor for the period 1836–7.

1826 United Kingdom general election

During the

1826 United Kingdom general election The 1826 United Kingdom general election saw the Tories under the Earl of Liverpool win a substantial and increased majority over the Whigs. In Ireland, liberal Protestant candidates favouring Catholic emancipation, backed by the Catholic Asso ...

Seekamp was a Bailiff for Ipswich Corporation alongside Charles Chambers Hammond. Their duties included acting as returning officers for the general election.

Family life

Frederick married Mary Thurston (1786-1819) with whom he had a son, Frederick Seekamp, who became an artist. On 13 September 1821, he remarried Elizabeth Flowerdew.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Seekamp, Frederick Francis English merchants Whig (British political party) politicians 1774 births 1843 deaths Year of death unknown Mayors of Ipswich, Suffolk