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Seymour Howe Person (February 2, 1879 - April 7, 1957) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America.

Person was born on a farm near Howell, Michigan and attended the district schools and the Howell public schools. Howell is a city in the US state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 9232 while the 2006 estimate placed the He graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1901. The University of Michigan Ann Arbor ( U of M, U-M, UM or simply Michigan) is a top-ranked Coeducational public research Ann Arbor is a city in the US state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Lansing and was a law partner with Patrick H. Kelley. Patrick Henry Kelley ( October 7, 1867 - September 11, 1925) was a politician from the U

Person served as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives (Ingham County 1st district) from 1915 to 1921 and also served in the Michigan Senate (27th district) from 1927 to 1931. The Michigan House of Representatives is the lower body of the Michigan Legislature. Ingham County is a county in the US state of Michigan. The 2000 census recorded its population at 279320 with the 2007 Census Bureau estimate The Michigan Senate is the upper body of the Michigan Legislature. He was a delegate to all State conventions for thirty years.

In 1930 Republican Party primary elections, Person defeated the incumbent U.S. Representative Grant M. Hudson. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Grant Martin Hudson ( July 23, 1868 - October 26, 1955) was a politician from the U Person went on to win the general election to represent Michigan's 6th congressional district in the 72nd United States Congress, serving from March 4, 1931 to March 3, 1933. Michigan's 6th congressional district is a United States Congressional district in southwest Michigan. The Seventy-second United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government consisting of the United States Senate Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932, losing to Democrat Claude E. Cady. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Claude Ernest Cady ( May 28, 1878 &ndash November 30, 1953) was a Politician and businessman from the U He also unsuccessfully challenged incumbent William W. Blackney in the Republican primary election of 1942. William Wallace Blackney ( August 28 1876 – March 14 1963) was a Politician from the U

Seymour H. Person resumed the practice of his profession after leaving Congress. He died in Lansing and is interred in Deepdale Cemetery.

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Preceded by Grant M. Hudson	United States Representative for the 6th Congressional District of Michigan 1931 – 1933	Succeeded by Claude E. Cady

The Biographical Directory of the United States Congress is a Biographical dictionary of all present and former members of the United States Congress as Grant Martin Hudson ( July 23, 1868 - October 26, 1955) was a politician from the U This is a complete listing of all historical congressional delegations from Michigan to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives Claude Ernest Cady ( May 28, 1878 &ndash November 30, 1953) was a Politician and businessman from the U

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