George E. Seney

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George Ebbert Seney
circa 1902
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio
In office
March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1891
Preceded byBenjamin Le Fevre
Succeeded byFernando C. Layton
Constituency5th district (1883-1885)
7th district (1885-1887)
5th district (1887-1891)
Personal details
Born(1832-05-29)May 29, 1832
101st Ohio Infantry
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George Ebbert Seney (May 29, 1832 – June 11, 1905) was a nineteenth-century politician, lawyer and judge from

Democrat, he served four terms in the United States House of Representatives
from 1883 to 1891.

Biography

Born in

first lieutenant and later acted as quartermaster
of the regiment until the close of the war.

Congress

He lost election to the United States House of Representatives in 1874 by less than 140 votes.[3] Seney was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1876 and was elected a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives in 1882, serving from 1883 to 1891, not being a candidate for renomination in 1890. Afterwards, he resumed practicing law in Tiffin, Ohio until his death there on June 11, 1905. He was interred in Greenlawn Cemetery in Tiffin.

Seney was married to Anna Walker, granddaughter of founder of Tiffin, Josiah Hedges.[3] Judge Seney was a pallbearer for

Chief Justice Morrison Waite.[3]

See also

William B. Ebbert. (Congressman George Ebbert Seney was the cousin of John Van Kirk Ebbert, Sgt., 1st Regiment, W. Va. Infantry Volunteers, Union Army. Congressman George Ebbert Seney was the great uncle of William B. Ebbert, a Member of the Colorado General Assembly (1889-90 from 1907 to 1908, 1911–12))

References

  1. Ohio in the War Her Statesmen Generals and Soldiers
    . Vol. 2. Cincinnati: The Robert Clarke Company. p. 584.
  2. ^ Reed, George Irving; Randall, Emilius Oviatt; Greve, Charles Theodore, eds. (1897). Bench and Bar of Ohio: a Compendium of History and Biography. Vol. 1. Chicago: Century Publishing and Engraving Company. pp. 184–187.
  3. ^ a b c d e A centennial biographical history of Seneca County, Ohio. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company. 1902. pp. 393–403.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 5th congressional district
March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 7th congressional district
March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 5th congressional district
March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891 		Succeeded by
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