Seth Wakeman

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Seth Wakeman (January 15, 1811 - January 4, 1880) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Born in Franklin, Vermont, Wakeman attended the common schools. He moved to Batavia, New York, where he studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced the practice of law. He served as district attorney for Genesee County 1850-1856. He served as member of the State assembly in 1856 and 1857. He served as member of the State constitutional convention in 1867 and 1868.

Wakeman was elected as a Republican to the Forty-second Congress (March 4, 1871-March 3, 1873). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1872. He resumed the practice of law. He died in Batavia, New York, January 4, 1880. He was interred in Elmwood Cemetery.

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• Seth Wakeman at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress