Thomas H. Seymour

Thomas H. Seymour
36th Governor of Connecticut
In office
May 4, 1850 – October 13, 1853
LieutenantCharles H. Pond
Green Kendrick
Charles H. Pond
Preceded byJoseph Trumbull
Succeeded byCharles H. Pond
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Connecticut's 1st district
In office
March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845
Preceded byJoseph Trumbull
Succeeded byJames Dixon
Personal details
Born
Thomas Hart Seymour

September 29, 1807
Hartford, Connecticut, US
DiedSeptember 3, 1868(1868-09-03) (aged 60)
Hartford, Connecticut, US
Political partyDemocratic
ProfessionPolitician, Lawyer

Thomas Hart Seymour (September 29, 1807 – September 3, 1868) was an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician who served as the 36th governor of Connecticut from 1850 to 1853 and as minister to Russia from 1853 to 1858. He was the leader of the peace settlement in the Democratic Party, and narrowly lost the April 1863 gubernatorial election.