Origen S. Seymour

Origen Storrs Seymour
Chief Justice of the
Connecticut Supreme Court
In office
1873–1874[1]
Speaker of the
Connecticut House of Representatives
1850[1]
Member of the
United States House of Representatives
from Connecticut's 4th district
In office
March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855[1]
Preceded byThomas B. Butler
Succeeded byWilliam W. Welch
Member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives
In office
1842–1842[1]
In office
1849–1850[1]
In office
1880–1880[1]
Personal details
Born(1804-02-09)February 9, 1804[1]
Litchfield, Connecticut[1]
DiedAugust 12, 1881(1881-08-12) (aged 77)[1]
Litchfield, Connecticut[1]
Political partyDemocratic[1]
SpouseLucy Morris Woodruff
ChildrenEdward Woodruff Seymour and Morris Woodruff Seymour
Alma materYale College[1]

Origen Storrs Seymour (February 9, 1804 – August 12, 1881) was a Democratic Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1850 and the chief justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court from 1873 to 1874. He was an unsuccessful candidate for governor in 1864 and 1865. He served as U.S. Representative from Connecticut from the 4th congressional district. He served as chairman of the commission to settle the boundary dispute between Connecticut and New York in 1876. Seymour was the first president of the Connecticut Bar Association.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Bioguide Search".

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia · View on Wikipedia

Developed by Tubidy