Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-03-13
ThE MEN OF VERMONT.
3l.-IIonArIo SEYMOUR.

Middlebury. He was the son OF MAJOR
Moses ana Mary (MWsh) Seymour
Major Seymour resided at Litchfield,
Conn.,, and was one OF the most useful
and prominent citizens of that place. He
served with distinction during the war of
the Revolution, and was subsequently,
during period of about 40 years, town
CLERK of Ltchfeld. lie also represented
that town in the l. 'gislature of Connecti-
cut, during most of the time between
1875 and 1912.
HoRArIo SEYMOUR was born al Litch-
field, in the county Of Litchfeld, and
State Of Connecticut, on tbs 3lst day Of
May, 1913. lie prepared for College, at
New Milford in the same county, under
Il e direction of his brother.in-law, Rev.
Truman Marsh, then pastor of church
in that town. lie entered Yale College
and graduated, in course, at that institu-
ton in 1909.
This class numbered among its mem
beers many eminent men, Hon. Henry
BaldCia, LII. d, member of Congress
from Pennsylvania, and subsequently
Judge of the United States Supreme
Court-lsev. Lyman Beecher, d. D., an
eloquent and learned clergyman, and a-
tier of the "Beecher family"-Hon,
Thomas Day LII. d.. for many years
Secretary OF State of Connecticut, and
distinguished as a lawyer, reporter and
Dissemination. Samuel augustus Foot,
l.. l.. d., member of Congress, United
States Senator, ard Governor of Conn,
widely known as the Senator who intro
duced the resolution on which was found
ed the celebrated debate between Web
ster and Hayne Rev. James Murdock,
d. d., for many years Professor in the
University of Vermont, and afterwa rds
in the Andover Theological Seminary =
YIN. Page, for a long time Cashier of the
Bank of Rutland, and father of the pres-
sent State Treasurer of Vermont.
The year following his graduation he
was employed as an assistant teacher in
the Academy at Cheshire, in New Haven
county, Connecticut. After remaining
there for about year he commenced the
study of Law in his native town, under
the direction of Hon. Tapping Reeve,
LII. d., with whom he remained until
his removal to Vermont.
lie left his native State in October.
l'99, and came to Vermont, and from
that time till his death resided in Middle
bury, In the county OF Addison. Imme-
diateiy alter his arrival in Middlebury he
entered the office of Hon. Daniel Chin
man, then a prominent lawyer in that
place, and resumed the study of law. In
the spring of 1900, having finished the
prescribed course, and read the usual
length of time, he was licensed to prac-
tice, and Immediately entered upon the
duties of his PROFESSIONALISM although
brought into competition with some of the
ablest attorneys in the State, he soon sue.
ceeded in obtaining large and lucrat tive
practice.
. In December, 1900, although he had
been resident of the State but few
weeks more than year, he was appoint
ed Postmaster at Middlebury. lie held
this office years. During most of this
time, however, so large had his profes-
sional practice become, that he was com.
PEELED to give to it his entire and undivi-
ded attention, and while nominally Post
master, he gave up its entire managem
to another, who also received its emolu-
ments.
He was, in 1910, elected States Attor-
ney OF the county of Addison, and was
reelected in 1911 and 1912. After two
years he was, in 1915, again elected
States Attorney, and was reelected in
1916, 1917 and 1918. AT this time only
attorneys of decided ability were called
upon to fill this important office. The
doctrine of "rotation in office" was never
in reference to this position
neither was it given as reward for po-
htical services. The answer to the ques.
tion-''Who will be best able to sustain