American politician
Hezekiah Cook Seymour (June 24, 1811 – July 24, 1853) was an American civil engineer and politician.[ 3]
Biography
He was born on June 24, 1811, in Westmoreland, New York , to Bradford Steele Seymour and Mary Cook.[ 1]
From 1835 to 1849, he worked for the New York and Erie Railroad , first as engineer, later becoming general superintendent.[ 4]
He was New York State Engineer and Surveyor from 1850 to 1851, elected on the Whig ticket at the New York state election, 1849 , but defeated for re-election at the New York state election, 1851 by Democrat William J. McAlpine .
In 1851, he became Chief Engineer of the Ontario,Simcoe and Huron Railway , running from Toronto to Lake Huron in Canada West . The next year, he also participated in the early stages of planning for the construction of the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad , the Louisville and Nashville Railroad , and the Air Line Railroad between New York City and Boston .
He died on July 24, 1853, in Piermont, New York , at age 42.[ 3] He was buried at Rockland Cemetery in Sparkill, New York .
References
^ a b c d Rochford Seymour Harmon (1939). Application for Membership of Rochford Seymour Harmon, Descendant of Hezekiah Cook Seymour . Sons of the American Revolution . Name: Hezekiah C. Seymour. Birth: June 24, 1811; Westmoreland, New York. Father: Bradford Seymour. Mother: Mary Cook.
^ "Augustus Sherill Seymour (1836-1897)" . Political Graveyard . Retrieved 2012-10-18 . Born in Ithaca, Tompkins County, N.Y., November 30, 1836. Son of Hezekiah Cook Seymour and Mary (Sherill) Seymour (1815-1865). ...
^ a b "Death of Hon. Hezekiah C. Seymour" (PDF) . New York Times . July 26, 1853. p. 4. ProQuest 95813819 . Retrieved October 10, 2012 . Hon. H. C. Seymour, late Engineer-in-Chief of the State of New York, died Sunday evening, 24th inst., at his residence ...
^ W. H. Stewart. Notes Of Pioneer Railroading . The first general superintendent, Hezekiah C. Seymour, came from Oneida County, and got the name on the road of the 'Oneida Chief.' In 1849 a successor to Superintendent Seymour was to be appointed ...
Sources
Surveyors General State Engineers and Surveyors