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Seth C Moffatt

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Preceded by
  
John Rich

Role
  
Politician

Preceded by
  
Edward Breitung

Education
  
University of Michigan


Political party
  
Republican

Party
  
Republican Party

Name
  
Seth Moffatt

Succeeded by
  
Henry W. Seymour

Seth C. Moffatt

Full Name
  
Seth Crittenden Moffatt

Born
  
August 10, 1841 Battle Creek, Michigan (
1841-08-10
)

Resting place
  
Oakwood Cemetery, Traverse City, Michigan

Died
  
December 22, 1887, Washington, D.C., United States

Residence
  
Northport, Michigan, United States

Seth Crittenden Moffatt (August 10, 1841 – December 22, 1887) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.

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Moffatt was born in Battle Creek, Michigan, attended the common schools, and graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1863. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Traverse City, Michigan. He served as prosecuting attorney for Grand Traverse and Leelanau Counties for ten years.

Moffatt was also a member of the Michigan Senate (31st District) in 1871 and 1872 and a member of the constitutional commission (9th District) in 1873, then register of the United States Land Office at Traverse City 1874-1878. He served as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from Grand Traverse District in 1881 and 1882, and served as speaker in both terms. He was also a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1884.

In 1884, Moffatt was elected as a Republican from Michigan's 11th congressional district to the 49th Congress. He was re-elected in 1886 to the 50th Congress, serving from March 4, 1885 until his death at the age of forty-six in Washington, D.C. Henry W. Seymour was elected on February 14, 1888, to fill the vacancy caused by his death.

Seth Moffatt was a resident of Northport and is interred at Oakwood Cemetery of Traverse City.

References

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