Horatio Seymour

Horatio Seymour (1810 – 1886) was an American politician. He served as Governor of New York from 1853-1854 and again from 1863-1864. A member of the , Seymour lost the to the Republican Ulysses S. Grant.
==Biography==
===New York draft riots===
Following the beginning of his second term as Governor, in July 1863 the New York draft riots were starting to get out of hand. Seymour and Mayor George Opdyke opposed the riots wanting to end it. His stance on the matter being discussed at the same time by theatergoers to the Italian opera singer Adelina Patti.Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Chapter 8 Seymour expressed concern over the violence and disorder, and he urged restraint to maintain order in the face of widespread unrest. Unbeknown to the Governor, the riots were in fact orchestrated by William M. Tweed as the Grand Master of the Templar Order, and had planned for the city to burn and sweep Seymour away with it.Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Chapter 9
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants 
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