Gov. Thomas H. Seymour, 36th Governor of Connecticut

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Gov. Thomas Hart Seymour

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States
Death: September 03, 1868 (60)
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States (typhoid fever)
Place of Burial: 453 Fairfield Avenue, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Henry Seymour and Jane Seymour
Brother of William Ellery Seymour and Mary Ellery Seymour

Occupation: Lawyer, politician, diplomat
Managed by: Alan Herbert Catlin
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About Gov. Thomas H. Seymour, 36th Governor of Connecticut

Thomas H. Seymour was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as the 36th Governor of Connecticut from 1850 to 1853 and as Minister to Russia from 1853 to 1858. He was the leader of the peace settlement in the Democratic Party, and narrowly lost the April 1863 gubernatorial election. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Sources

  • "Thomas H. Seymour." Wikipedia, revision of 9 April 2021. < link > Accessed 24 October 2021.
  • Woodward, Walter. "Connecticut Governor Resigns to Go to Russia." Today in Connecticut History, published 15 October 2021.
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Gov. Thomas H. Seymour, 36th Governor of Connecticut's Timeline

1807
September 29, 1807
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States
1868
September 3, 1868
Age 60
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States
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Cedar Hill Cemetery, 453 Fairfield Avenue, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States