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Benjamin Seaver Benjamin Seaver (April 12, 1795 – February 14, 1856) was an American politician, serving as the thirteenth mayor of Boston, Massachusetts from January 5, 1852 to January 2, 1854.CCC Boston, 1822-1908, pp. 241-244. Early life Seaver was ...

(1795–1856), American politician from Massachusetts; mayor of Boston 1852–53 *

Blanche Seaver Blanche Ebert Seaver (September 15, 1891–April 9, 1994) was an American philanthropist and musician. Early life and marriage Born Blanche Ebert on September 15, 1891, she was the tenth child of Norwegian immigrants to Chicago. Her musical talen ...

(1891–1994), American philanthropist and musician *

Ebenezer Seaver Ebenezer Seaver (July 5, 1763 – March 1, 1844) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Roxbury in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, Seaver graduated from Harvard University in 1784. He engaged in agricultural pursuits. He s ...

(1763–1844), American politician from Massachusetts; U.S. representative 1803–1 *

Edwin Seaver Edwin Seaver (1900-1987) was a 20th-century American publisher, writer, editor, and critic, best known for his work with left-wing magazines (including the ''Call'', ''Leader'', ''New Masses'') and newspapers (''Daily Worker''), as well as book pu ...

(1900–1987), American publisher, writer, editor, critic *

Frank Seaver Frank Roger Seaver (April 12, 1883–30 October 1964) was an American lawyer, Naval officer, oil executive, and philanthropist. Early life Frank Seaver grew up in Claremont, California, graduating from Pomona College in 1905, where he managed the ...

(1883–1964), American lawyer, Navy officer, oil executive, philanthropist *

Fred Jay Seaver Fred Jay Seaver (14 March 1877 – 21 December 1970) was an American mycologist. He worked at the New York Botanical Garden for 40 years, initially as the Director of Laboratories (1908–1911), then as the Curator (1912–1943), and finally as He ...

(1877–1970), American mycologist *

Jay Webber Seaver Jay Webber Seaver (March 9, 1855 – May 5, 1915 ) was an American physician and a pioneer of anthropometry. Life Seaver was born in Craftsbury, Vermont as son of William Seaver and Betsy Urie, and had four siblings.Randall J. Seaver''Descendan ...

(1855–1915), American physician and pioneer of anthropometry *

Kirsten Seaver Kirsten A. Seaver (born 1934) is a Norwegian-American historian and author known for her writing about the exploration of North America. She is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, and previously taught at Stanford University. Life and wor ...

(1934-) Norwegian-American historian *

Kristjan Seaver Kristjan Seaver (1898 – 28 August 1941) was an Estonian Communist politician who was the chairman of the executive committee of Tallinn from 17 January to 24 August 1941. He initially was a member of the Ravila branch of the Bolsheviks. He la ...

(1898–1941), Estonian Communist politician *

Michael Seaver Michael Seaver (born 1967) is a writer and musician in Ireland. He is the dance critic at ''The Irish Times'' and Irish correspondent with the ''Christian Science Monitor'', as well as principal clarinetist with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra. He als ...

(born 1967), Irish musician and dance critic *

Robert Chauncey Seaver Robert Chauncey Seaver (1877-1944) was an American amateur tennis player of the early 20th Century. In 1903 he reached the quarterfinal of the singles event at the U.S. National Championships. In 1905 he won the singles title at the Massachuset ...

(fl. 1907), American amateur tennis player *

Thomas O. Seaver Thomas Orville Seaver (December 23, 1833 – July 11, 1912) rose to the rank of colonel in the U.S. Army during the American Civil War and received the Medal of Honor, America's highest military decoration, for his actions at the Battle of Spotsy ...

(1833–1912), American army officer during the American Civil War; recipient of the Medal of Honor *

Tom Seaver George Thomas Seaver (November 17, 1944 – August 31, 2020), nicknamed "Tom Terrific" and "the Franchise", was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the New York Mets, Cin ...

(1944–2020), American baseball pitcher

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