Henry John Seaman (April 16, 1805 – May 3, 1861) was a

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from New York.

Biography

He was born on April 16, 1805 in

Greenridge, Staten Island Greenridge or Marshland is a name sometimes used to denote the western part of Eltingville, a neighborhood on Staten Island's South Shore. The area's earliest settlers were French Huguenots, who are also responsible for a nearby South Shore ...

. Seaman engaged in agricultural pursuits. Promoter of Richmond village in 1836. Seaman was elected as the candidate of the American Party to the Twenty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847). He served as director of the

Staten Island Railroad The Staten Island Railway (SIR) is a rapid transit line in the New York City borough of Staten Island. It is owned by the Staten Island Rapid Transit Operating Authority (SIRTOA), a subsidiary of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and ...

in 1851. Secretary of the Plank Road Co. in 1856. Constructed the bridge over Fresh Kills. He died at Marshland, Staten Island on May 3, 1861. He was interred in Woodlawn Cemetery, New York City.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Seaman, Henry John 1805 births 1861 deaths People from Staten Island Know-Nothing members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) 19th-century American politicians