William Seymour (Congressman)

William Seymour (Congressman)

William Seymour was a United States Representative from New York. He was born in Connecticut about 1780, then moved to Windsor, New York about 1793. He attended public schools, studied law, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in Binghamton. He returned to Windsor in 1807 and served as justice of the peace. In 1833, upon his appointment as first judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Broome County, he returned to Binghamton.

Seymour was elected as one of the first trustees of the village in 1834. He was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1835-March 3, 1837). He again served as first judge of the in Broome County until 1847, resumed the practice of his profession in Binghamton where he died December 28, 1848. His interment was in Binghamton Cemetery.

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