J. C. Seaman
| Joseph Carryl "J. C." Seaman, Sr. | |
Louisiana State Representative
for Tensas Parish | |
| In office 1944 – 1964 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph T. Curry |
|---|---|
| Succeeded by | S. S. DeWitt |
| Born | December 8, 1898 Waterproof, Tensas Parish, Louisiana, USA |
| Died | {June 14, 1964 (aged 65) Waterproof, Louisiana |
| Political party | Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Evie Hinton Greaves Seaman (died 1926)
(2) Edith Gooding Post Seaman (married 1932-1964, his death) |
| Children | (1) J.C. Seaman, Jr.
(2) Colin Davidson Seaman |
| Residence | Waterproof, Louisiana |
| Occupation | Banker; Insurance agent |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
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Joseph Carryl Seaman, Sr., known as J. C. Seaman (December 8, 1898– June 14, 1964), was a five-term state representative from rural Waterproof in Tensas Parish in northeast Louisiana, with service from 1944 to 1964.[1]
During Seaman's tenure in the House, Lake Bruin State Park, named for the early settler Peter Bryan Bruin, was established near St. Joseph on Lake Bruin, an oxbow lake of the Mississippi River. In 1928, the 53-acre site was originally established as a fish hatchery.[2]
A native of Waterproof, Seaman was the son of Horace P. Seaman (ca. 1875-1943), a federal employee on the Mississippi River levee system, and the former Pearl Davidson (died 1935). He graduated from the since defunct Waterproof High School, as did both of his sons. He was drafted into the United States Army near the end of World War I and never saw enemy fire. Seaman was an insurance agent and banker with the former Bank of St. Joseph in Waterproof, since Cross Keys Bank.[3]
Seaman was first married to the former Evie Hinton Greaves (ca. 1897-1926), and the couple had one son, J. C. Seaman, Jr. (1925-2005). Evie was a daughter of the former Elizabeth R. "Vardie" Pitchford (1870–1959) and Harry Percy "Hal" Greaves (1867–1928), a physician and the mayor of Waterproof from 1913 to 1924. Hal Greaves was succeeded as mayor of Waterproof by Joseph H. Seaman, but it is unclear how this Seaman is related to J. C. Seaman, perhaps an uncle.</ref> Evie Seaman died two months prior to her son's second birthday.[4]
On October 27, 1932, Seaman married Edith Gooding Post (1909-1993) at Grace Episcopal Church in Waterproof. J.C. and Edith Seaman had a son, Colin Davidson Seaman (born March 20, 1945).[5] Seaman served under Governors Jimmie Davis, Robert F. Kennon, and Earl Kemp Long. In his last term in the House, his legislative colleague was state Senator Howard M. Jones of St. Joseph. In declining health, Seaman was unseated in the 1963 Democratic primary by S. S. DeWitt of Newellton and later St. Joseph, who served two terms from 1964 to 1972.[1] DeWitt had lost to Seaman in the 1959 party primary.
Seaman died of cancer a month after leaving the office of representative. Services were held at a funeral home chapel in Ferriday in Concordia Parish. Seaman is interred at the Natchez City Cemetery in Natchez, Mississippi.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2024. Louisiana House of Representatives. Retrieved on June 25, 2020.
- ↑ Lake Bruin State Park. reserveamerica.com. Retrieved on June 25, 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Statement of Colin Davidson Seaman, younger son of J. C. Seaman, Sr., of Ruston, Louisiana, December 28, 2009.
- ↑ Descendants of Joseph Greaves and Mary Bennett. gravesfa.org. Retrieved on June 25, 2020.
- ↑ Internet: Net Detective People Search.