Henry J. Seaman
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Henry John Seaman was a U.S. Representative
from New York
.
Born in Marshland (now Greenridge), Staten Island, New York, Seaman engaged in agricultural pursuits.
Promoter of Richmond village in 1836.
Seaman was elected as the candidate of the American Party to the Twenty-ninth
Congress (March 4, 1845-March 3, 1847).
He served as director of the Staten Island Railroad in 1851.
Secretary of the Plank Road Co. in 1856.
Constructed the bridge over Fresh Kills.
He died on Staten Island
, New York, May 3, 1861.
He was interred in Woodlawn Cemetery
, New York City
.
United States House of Representatives
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from New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
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Born in Marshland (now Greenridge), Staten Island, New York, Seaman engaged in agricultural pursuits.
Promoter of Richmond village in 1836.
Seaman was elected as the candidate of the American Party to the Twenty-ninth
29th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:During this congress, two House seats were added for each of the new states of Texas and Iowa.-Leadership:-Senate:* President: George M. Dallas * President pro tempore: Willie P. Mangum...
Congress (March 4, 1845-March 3, 1847).
He served as director of the Staten Island Railroad in 1851.
Secretary of the Plank Road Co. in 1856.
Constructed the bridge over Fresh Kills.
He died on Staten Island
Staten Island
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, New York, May 3, 1861.
He was interred in Woodlawn Cemetery
Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx
Woodlawn Cemetery is one of the largest cemeteries in New York City and is a designated National Historic Landmark.A rural cemetery located in the Bronx, it opened in 1863, in what was then southern Westchester County, in an area that was annexed to New York City in 1874.The cemetery covers more...
, New York City
New York City
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