Horatio Seymour (1813 Middlebury, Addison County, Vermont – September 1872) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Life

He was the son of U.S. Senator Horatio Seymour (1778–1857) and Lucy (Case) Seymour. He graduated from

Middlebury College Middlebury College is a private liberal arts college in Middlebury, Vermont. Founded in 1800 by Congregationalists, Middlebury was the first operating college or university in Vermont. The college currently enrolls 2,858 undergraduates from all ...

, studied law in

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, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in Buffalo, New York in 1836. He married Elizabeth Staats (1816–1876), and they had two sons. He was a member of the

New York State Assembly The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature, with the New York State Senate being the upper house. There are 150 seats in the Assembly. Assembly members serve two-year terms without term limits. The Assem ...

(Erie Co., 2nd D.) in

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and

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. He was the Democratic minority candidate for Speaker in 1862. He was Surrogate of Erie County from 1868 until his death. Governor Horatio Seymour (1810–1886) and Congressman Origen S. Seymour (1804–1881) were his first cousins; State Senator Henry Seymour (1780–1837) was his uncle.

Sources

''The New York Civil List''
compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough, Stephen C. Hutchins and Edgar Albert Werner (1867; pg. 442f)
''Biographical Sketches of the State Officers and Members of the Legislature of the State of New York in 1862 and '63''
by William D. Murray (pg. 396f)
The Seymour Family papers
at the Litchfield Historical Society
''Manual for the Use of the Legislature''
(1868; pg. 226) {{DEFAULTSORT:Seymour, Horatio 1813 births 1872 deaths Politicians from Buffalo, New York People from Middlebury, Vermont New York (state) state court judges Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly Middlebury College alumni Lawyers from Buffalo, New York 19th-century American politicians 19th-century American judges 19th-century American lawyers