Is your surname Low?

Research the Low family

Share your family tree and photos with the people you know and love

  • Build your family tree online
  • Share photos and videos
  • Smart Matching™ technology
  • Free!

Seth Low

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Brooklyn, Kings, NY, United States
Death: September 17, 1916 (66)
Bedford, Westchester, NY, United States
Place of Burial: Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Abiel Abbot Low and Ellen Almira Low
Husband of Anne Wroe Low
Brother of Harriette Low; Abbot Augustus Low, Sr. and Ellen Almira Pierrepont

Occupation: Politician, educator, Mayor of Brooklyn, President of Columbia University, diplomatic representative of the United States, and 92nd Mayor of New York City
Managed by: Douglas Arthur Kellner
Last Updated:

About Seth Low

Seth Low was an American educator and political figure who served as mayor of Brooklyn, as President of Columbia University, as diplomatic representative of the United States, and as Mayor of New York City. He was a leading municipal reformer during the Progressive Era.



Info added per DAR's "Lineage Book of the Charter Members" by Mary S Lockwood and published 1895

view all

Seth Low's Timeline

1850
January 18, 1850
Brooklyn, Kings, NY, United States
1916
September 17, 1916
Age 66
Bedford, Westchester, NY, United States
????
Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, United States