William Henry Seymour (8 September 1840 to 24 December 1913) was an American politician and amateur historian best-known for having written a history of Algiers, Louisiana. Seymour was born in Warrenton in Warren County, Mississippi, lived in Europe as a child, then moved to Louisiana while still a dependent of his parents. At the outset of the Civil War he enlisted in the Confederate Army, becoming an artillery sergeant and receiving an honorable discharge. In 1863 he moved to Algiers, Louisiana, where he was initially employed by the Opelousas Railroad. Seymour took an interest in local affairs and was elected in 1864 to the Louisiana Constitutional Convention, where he was the youngest delegate. Also in 1864, Seymour was elected justice of the peace and president of the parish police jury. In 1865 Seymour was elected to the Louisiana state legislature. Seymour is best known as the author of The Story of Algiers, a 128-page history published in 1896.
09 November 2009
Civil War for the day
William Henry Seymour (8 September 1840 to 24 December 1913) was an American politician and amateur historian best-known for having written a history of Algiers, Louisiana. Seymour was born in Warrenton in Warren County, Mississippi, lived in Europe as a child, then moved to Louisiana while still a dependent of his parents. At the outset of the Civil War he enlisted in the Confederate Army, becoming an artillery sergeant and receiving an honorable discharge. In 1863 he moved to Algiers, Louisiana, where he was initially employed by the Opelousas Railroad. Seymour took an interest in local affairs and was elected in 1864 to the Louisiana Constitutional Convention, where he was the youngest delegate. Also in 1864, Seymour was elected justice of the peace and president of the parish police jury. In 1865 Seymour was elected to the Louisiana state legislature. Seymour is best known as the author of The Story of Algiers, a 128-page history published in 1896.
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