Abraham Jefferson Seay
Abraham Jefferson Seay was
born near Lynchburg, Virginia, November 28, 1832. When he was
three years old his parents moved to Missouri, settling in Osage
county. His early life was typical of the son of a pioneer
family. He attended neighborhood schools, helped build the first
railway track west of the Mississippi, saved money, bought a few
books, taught a country school, attended an academy at Steelville,
read law and was admitted to the bar in April, 1861.
At the outbreak of the
Civil War he promptly enlisted in the volunteer military service and
was soon commissioned a lieutenant. He was in the active service
throughout the war, being mustered out with the rank of major.
After the close of the War he took up the practice of law. He
always took an active part in politics, and was frequently nominated
as a republican, for various local and state offices and for
congress. He served twelve years as judge of the 9th Missouri
district.
When Oklahoma was
organized he was appointed associate justice of the Supreme Court by
President Harrison and was later appointed governor. Governor
Seay still lives at Kingfisher (1908).
Source: A
History of Oklahoma by Joseph B. Throburn and Isaac M.
Holcomb, Doub and Company San Francisco 1908.
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