Galen Benjamin Seaman (August 8, 1837 – September 12, 1932) was an American lawyer and politician.
Born in
Millport,
Chemung County, New York, Seaman graduated from
Dartmouth College
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in 1861. In 1862, Seaman moved to
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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, and was the principal of Mitchell Public School from 1862 to 1865, during which time he studied the law. From 1866 to 1872, Seaman was assistant assessor for the United States Internal Revenue Service. Seaman practiced law in Milwaukee. In 1873, Seaman served in the
Wisconsin State Assembly
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Representatives are elected for two-year terms, ...
and was a
Republican
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Political ideology
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. In 1886, Seaman served in the Milwaukee Light Horse Squadron during the Bay View Labor Riots of 1886. Seaman moved to
Daytona Beach, Florida, in 1904 and served as mayor of Daytona Beach for one term. Seaman died at his home in Daytona Beach at age 95.
["Galen Seaman, Lawyer, Dies", ''Milwaukee Sentinel'', September 13, 1932, p. 5]
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1837 births
1932 deaths
People from Chemung County, New York
Politicians from Milwaukee
Military personnel from Milwaukee
Dartmouth College alumni
Educators from Wisconsin
Wisconsin lawyers
Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Mayors of Daytona Beach, Florida
Lawyers from Milwaukee
Educators from New York (state)
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