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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Seymour , Thomas Hart 1808 -1868 (search)
Seymour, Thomas Hart 1808-1868
Diplomatist; born in Hartford, Conn., in 1808; educated at the Partridge Military School, Middletown, Conn.; practised law in Hartford, Conn.; was editor of The Jeffersonian in 1837; judge of probate; and a member of Congress in 1843-45.
He entered the Mexican War as major of the 9th Regiment; was promoted lieutenantcolonel, Aug. 12, 1847; and brevetted colonel, Sept. 13, 1847, for services at Chapultepec; was governor of Connecticut in 1850-53; and minister to Russia in 1853-57.
He died in Hartford, Conn., Sept. 3, 1868.