John F. Seymour is an American

United States

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 real estate

Real estate

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 investor and politician

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Seymour attended the public schools in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania

Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania

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. He served in the United States Marine Corps

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 from 1955 to 1959 and graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles

University of California, Los Angeles

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 in 1962. Seymour was the President of the California Association of Realtors from 1978 to 1982, and worked in the real estate business from 1962 to 1981.

Seymour, a Republican

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, served Anaheim, California

Anaheim, California

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 as a member of its City Council

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 of from 1974 to 1978, as the 39th Mayor of Anaheim from 1978 to 1982, and as a State Senator

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 from 1982 to 1991.

In 1991, Seymour was appointed to the U.S. Senate

United States Senate

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 by Governor

Governor of California

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 Pete Wilson

Pete Wilson

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 to serve in the seat Wilson had vacated to become Governor. Seymour's appointment lasted until the 1992 special election

United States Senate special election in California, 1992

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 to select a replacement who would serve until the normal expiration of Wilson's term in 1995. Democrat Dianne Feinstein

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 defeated Seymour in the special election, so Seymour's term of office was January 10, 1991 until November 10, 1992. Seymour currently lives in Indian Wells

Indian Wells, California

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He is the most recent Republican to serve as Senator from California.