Francis Seger (March 12, 1796 in

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– April or May 1872 in

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) was an American lawyer and politician from

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Life

He was the son of Garrett Seger and Catherine Seger. Seger was "crippled in one of his arms."''The History of Political Parties in the State of New-York, from the Ratification of the Federal Constitution to 1840''
by

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(4th ed., Vol. 2, Phinney & Co., Buffalo, 1850; pg. 262) He was admitted to the bar in 1823. In 1826, he moved to Lewis County. He married Laura Eliza Lyon, sister of Gov. Caleb Lyon (1822–1875). Seger was Deputy Clerk for several years, and Clerk of the New York State Assembly in

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, 1831,

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and

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. He was a member of the

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(5th D.) from 1834 to 1837, sitting in the 57th, 58th, 59th and

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s. Here he advocated the construction of the

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which was begun in 1837. The northern end of the canal was at the Black River in Lyons Falls, within sight from Seger's residence. He was Supervisor of the Town of Greig from 1840 to 1843. He was First Judge of the Lewis County Court from 1843 to 1855, and also Surrogate from 1847 to 1855. He was one of the secretaries of the

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of 1846. At the New York state election, 1853, Seger ran on the Soft

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ticket for

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, but was defeated by Whig Elbridge G. Spaulding. Seger was a freemason, and in 1854 was chosen as Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows of Northern New York. He was again Supervisor of the Town of Greig in 1865, and from 1867 to 1871. He was buried at the

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Notes

Sources

''The New York Civil List''
compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 58, 130f, 145, 206f, 209f, 212f, and 361; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
''The Democratic State Convention; The Softs and the Hards''
in NYT on September 16, 1853
''Grand Lodge I. O. of O. F. of Northern New York''
in NYT on August 24, 1854

transcribed from ''History of Lewis County, NY, and Its People'' by Franklin B. Hough (1883); at Ray's Place

transcribed from Lowville newspapers; at Dunham Wilcox
Lyon family history
at Lyons Falls History Association
''History of Lewis County NY''
by Franklin B. Hough (Munsell & Rowland, Albany NY, 1860; pg. 262)

External links

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