Governor Horatio Seymour

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Politician
gptkb:Governor
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Anti-Masonic_Party
gptkb:New_York_Democratic_Party
gptkb:Free_Soil_Party
Republican Party (before 1856)
gptkbp:birth_date April 18, 1810
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Pomfret,_Connecticut
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Forest_Hill_Cemetery,_Utica,_New_York
gptkbp:children gptkb:Horatio_Seymour_Jr.
gptkbp:death_date February 12, 1886
gptkbp:education gptkb:Yale_College
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Governor Horatio Seymour
gptkbp:legacy Seymour's influence on New York politics
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:1863_New_York_City_draft_riots
gptkbp:notable_for Opposition to the Civil War policies
1868 Democratic presidential nomination
His role in the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1867
His advocacy for public education reforms
His efforts in the post-war reconstruction era.
His efforts to improve the New York State economy
His gubernatorial vetoes
His influence on post-war Democratic politics
His involvement in the Erie Canal expansion
His opposition to the 14th Amendment
His role in the 1868 election
His speeches against the war
His stance on labor rights
His support for the 15th Amendment with conditions
Opposition to Lincoln's administration
Support for the Democratic Party's platform
Advocating for civil liberties during the Civil War
His role in the establishment of the New York State Agricultural Society
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:lawyer
gptkbp:office gptkb:Governor
gptkbp:party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:political_position New York State Assemblyman
New York State Senator
Delegate to the Democratic National Convention
Chairman of the New York Democratic Party
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Edward_F._Jones
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Utica,_New_York
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Frances_E._Seymour
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Reuben_E._Fenton
gptkbp:term_end 1864
gptkbp:term_start 1863
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Draft_Riots
gptkb:New_York_City_Draft_Riots
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5