John E. Seeley

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(August 1, 1810 — March 30, 1875) John Edward Seeley was a lawyer, judge, and politician. Seeley was born in Ovid, New York in 1810. He graduated from Yale College in 1835, was admitted to the bar, and practiced law in Michigan. In 1839, he returned to New York and served in various offices including supervisor of Ovid, county judge, and surrogate of Seneca County. Seeley was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1871 to March 3, 1873. After his service in Congress, he returned to New York and practiced law until he died a few years later in 1875. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S000223]

Member of New York Delegation—The Civil Rights Act of 1875.

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