Moor, Wyman Bradbury Seavey BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF NATIVES OF MAINE WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES (By John C. Stewart) printed in Sprague's Journal Vol 11 page 36-42 Moor, Wyman Bradbury Seavey, a Senator from Maine; born in Waterville, November 3, 1814; pursued classical studies and graduated from Waterville (now Colby) College; studied law, was admitted to the bar, and practiced in Bangor and Waterville; member of the state house of representatives in 1839; attorney general of Maine 1844-1848; appointed to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John Fairfield and served from January 5, 1848, to May 26, 1848; appointed by President Buchanan consul gen- eral to British America and served 1857-1861; (died in Lynch- burg, Virginia, February 16, 1869. **** courtesy of Androscoggin Historical * * * * NOTICE: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. * * * * The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification.