John States Seybold
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John States Seybold (July 2, 1897 - February 28, 1984 was Governor of the Panama Canal Zone from 1952 to 1956.
He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1920. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Coast Artillery Corps, but later transferred to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He earned a B.S. in civil engineering at the Renssealer Polytechnic Institute in 1922. He served as Governor of the Panama Canal Zone from 1952 to 1956.
Seybold hosted Queen Elizabeth II's first-ever state visit when she visited the Canal Zone in November 1953.
| Preceded by Francis K. Newcomer |
Governor of Panama Canal Zone 1952–1956 |
Succeeded by William E. Potter |
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