Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-15


delegate to the national convention of
surgeons, held at Washington ID. c., not
long since, and has held positions of hon
or III connection with representative
bodies seeking to further the interests of
medicine and surgery by his ability
energy, research, and devotion to his pro
fessiOn he has taken II high position in the
ranks of his profession and attained mark
ed success. In 1870 he married Mary IIar-
vey of Manchester, Bennington county
They have three children living and two
have died. He mas recently moved into
his new and elegant residence at sos Mon
roe street, in the West Division, of unique
architectural design, having about it an
air of cheer, comfort and refinement,
found in few houses outside of New Eng
land and the East.
CAPT. SEYMOUR FRANCIS MORTON.
Seymour f. Morton was born AT Starks-
bOrO, Addison county, somewhere in the
torties his father, Chandler Morton, was
Il farmer his mother Fannie Collins was
descended from old New England Revo-
lutlOnary stock, and II lneal descendant
of the widely known Stephen Hopkins
seymour attended the schools of his ma
tive town until about twelve wears of
age, when he was in the Burlington Union
High school two terms, under II. II now
GeneraD Thomas, now lawyer here in
Chicago thence to Randolph academy
two years taught school winters Cthe
first when but fourteen years of age and
worked on farm summers, ran Il saw
mill and did anything of Il mechanical
nature he could turn his hand to. He has
supported himself since he was thirteen
years of age, his father giving him his
| time then, hence whatever success he has
attained is due to his own energy and self
directed efforts. When the war broke out
he was nearly fitted for college, but he
yielded to the promptings of patriotism
!
Vermont company of United States sharp
shooters, and remained in the service
| four years. From private ne was pro-
noted to orderly sergeant, to lieutenant,
and last to captain, though hardly of age.
| During his service he was on the staff of
| I5revt. Brig. Gen. Foster, while the latter
commanded the Vermont brigade in the
sixth army corps OF the army of the Poto-
mac. His regiment served in the first
second, third and fifth corps of that army
and did most effective service as sharp
shooters, and have II bright page in the
chronicles of the war on account OF it.
In May 1864, he was wounded at the bat
tie of Charlottesville in July 1865, he
was mustered out at Burlington. The
| following September he came west and
entered the law department of Michigan
University, from which he graduated in
1867, and came to Chicago, commenced
the practice of law and continued for ten
years with good degree of success. He
then established The DuilU Tcicgrdph III
the interests of the "Greenback cause"
Several months later he sold out that pa
per and established the weekly Sentinel,
III 1878, and has published it since in adj
vocacy of the greenback cause and party.
He edits his paper with ability, and it has
Il wide circulation. He Is Il versatile and
ready writer. He is conservative upon the
labor question, claiming that the work
ingmen, in their own interests, must he
governed by the fundamental truth, that
leach mans liberty of action is bounded
by the equal rights of his fellowmen." In
connection with his editorial work he has
done much public speaking and lecturing
upon such and kindred subjects. He was
one OF the original members of Post IS,
&. A. r., and takes an interest In what
ever concerns the late soldiers.
In 1863 he married Alice c. Thayer of
West Randolph who died about IL year
later He is still Il widower has ms
printing and publishing office and lives in
the house owned by him, ut 5i4 Ogden
avenue.