Horatio Seymour (1810-1886)

1835

Oil on wood panel

Overall: 10 1/4 × 8 3/8 in. (26 × 21.3 cm)

Gift of Mrs. Charles S. Fairchild

1925.8

Seymour was born at Pompey Hill, Onondaga County, New York, the son of Henry Seymour and Mary (Forman) Seymour. He studied law in Utica and was admitted to the bar in 1832. He immediately entered the state political arena and served as mayor of Utica and in the state assembly where he was instrumental in the passage of the Erie Canal legislation. He was elected governor of the state in 1852 and 1862, and in 1868 he was the Democratic candidate for the presidency but lost to Ulysses S. Grant.

Markingssignature and date: on back: "Horatio Seymour, Esq. / Painted by J. E. Freeman. Utica. May 1835"

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