Horatio Seymour
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Mohawk Valley connection:
Mayor of Utica, NY

Claim to fame:
Governor of New York State

Did you know?
Seymour ran against Ulysses S. Grant for the Presidency and lost.

Quote:
"The merit of our Constitution is not that it promotes democracy, but checks it."

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Horatio Seymour. Photo provided by the Oneida County Historical Society.

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Horatio Seymour is best known for serving as the governor of New York State. Before serving as governor, he served as the Mayor of Utica.

As a Civil War era politician, Seymour supported the cause of the North but remained indifferent on the issue of slavery.

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