James Wilson Seaton

James Wilson Seaton (May 28, 1824 – February 11, 1904) was an American lawyer, Democratic politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He served in the Wisconsin State Senate and Assembly, representing Grant County.

James W. Seaton
Portrait from History of Grant County Wisconsin (1900)
Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 16th district
In office June 8, 1853 – January 2, 1854
Preceded by	Joel C. Squires
Succeeded by	Nelson Dewey
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Grant 2nd district
In office January 3, 1859 – January 7, 1861
Preceded by	Henry Patch
Succeeded by	Henry L. Massey
Personal details
Born	(1824-05-28)May 28, 1824 New Hartford, New York, U.S.
Died	February 11, 1904(1904-02-11) (aged 79) Potosi, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting place	Van Buren Cemetery, Potosi, Wisconsin
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Amanda F. Bushee
Children	Mary A. (Husted)

Biography

Born in New Hartford, New York, Seaton studied at Cazenovia Seminary in Cazenovia, New York. He then studied law in Rome, New York. In 1847, he moved to Potosi, in the Wisconsin Territory, where he was admitted to the Wisconsin bar and practiced law. He was also in the mercantile and insurance business.

He was editor of the Potosi Republican until 1855, when he was succeeded by Edwin R. Paul,^[1] and he wrote several articles about the history of Grant County, Wisconsin.

Seaton served in the town government and on the Grant County Board of Supervisors and was chairman of the county board. He served in the Wisconsin State Senate for part of 1853, winning a special election to fill the remainder of the 1853 term after the resignation of Joel C. Squires.^[2] He later served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1859^[3] and 1860. He was a member of the Democratic Party.^[4]

Seaton died in Potosi, Wisconsin.^[5][6]

References

1. "Another Editor Retired". Potosi Republican. June 9, 1855. p. 3. Retrieved October 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Journal of Proceedings of the Wisconsin Senate, 1853 (Report). p. 820. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
3. "The Legislature of 1859". Milwaukee Daily Sentinel. January 11, 1859. p. 1. Retrieved October 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
4. State of Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. "Members of the Wisconsin Legislature 1848–1999 Archived 2017-05-10 at the Wayback Machine". Information Bulletin 99-1 (September 1999), pp. 18, 105.
5. Proceedings of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Issue 52, Wisconsin Historical Society: 1905, Wisconsin Necrology, 1904, p. 116.
6. Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Rock, Green, Grant, Iowa and Lafayette Counties, Wisconsin, 1901, Biographical Sketch of James Wilson Seaton, pp. 784–786.

External links

• James Wilson Seaton at Find a Grave