Complex sentence: In March 1819 Seymour was elected by the Bucktails majority of the New York State Legislature to the Erie Canal Commission, where he replaced Ephraim Hart, who had been a recess appointment made by Governor DeWitt Clinton after the resignation of Joseph Ellicott.
Split into simpler sentences: In March 1819 Seymour was elected by the Bucktails in the New York State Legislature to the Erie Canal Commission. He replaced Ephraim Hart, who had been a recess appointment made by Governor DeWitt Clinton after the resignation of Joseph Ellicott.