William H. Seymour
William Henry Seymour (September 8, 1840 – December 24, 1913), was an American politician and amateur
Early life
Seymour was born in Warrenton, Warren County, Mississippi. He lived in Europe as a child, then moved to Louisiana while still a dependent of his parents.
Career
At the outset of the American Civil War, he enlisted in the Confederate Army, becoming an artillery sergeant and receiving an honorable discharge.[1]
In 1863, he moved to Algiers, Louisiana, where he was initially employed by the Opelousas Railroad. Algiers, across the Mississippi River from New Orleans, was then an independent municipality, but would be within a few years annexed to the city.
Seymour took an interest in local affairs and was elected in 1864 to the Louisiana
.Seymour authored The Story of Algiers, a 128-page history published in 1896. The book was republished in 1971 and has been referenced in New Orleans and Louisiana histories.[2] An index of the book is on-line.[3]
Judicial career
He was admitted to the state bar association in 1881. From 1892 through 1896, he served as elected judge of the Third City Court.[4]
References
Cited references
- ^ a b "Biography of Seymour, William H., Warren County, Mississippi, then Orleans Parish, Louisiana". LAGenWeb Archives. Archived from the original on August 3, 2004. Retrieved April 28, 2006.
- LCCN 71162346.
- ^ "The Story of Algiers 1718-1896 by William H. Seymour". Archived from the original on November 20, 2012. Retrieved March 9, 2015 – via New Orleans Public Library.
- LCCN 82139424.
General references
- Fortier, Alcée (1914). Louisiana; comprising sketches of parishes, towns, events, institutions, and persons, arranged in cyclopedic form, Vol. 3. Madison: Century Historical Association.
- Seymour, William H. (1896). The story of Algiers, now Fifth District of New Orleans, 1718-1896. The past and the present (Limited ed.). Algiers, LA: Algiers Democrat Publishing Company. LCCN 48041591.
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