George M. Seiders Explained

George M. Seiders
Office1:Maine Senate President
Term Start1:1895
Term End1:1896
Predecessor1:Albert Spear
Successor1:Albert R. Day
Office2:28th Attorney General of Maine
Term Start2:1901
Term End2:1904
Governor2:John Fremont Hill
Predecessor2:William T. Haines
Successor2:Hannibal Emery Hamlin
Birth Date:15 January 1844
Birth Place:Union, Maine, U.S.
Death Place:Portland, Maine
Party:Republican
Alma Mater:Bowdoin College

George Melville Seiders (January 15, 1844 – May 26, 1915) was an American lawyer and politician from Maine.

Early life

Seiders was born and raised on a farm in Union, Maine. In 1862 at the age of 18, he joined the 24th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment in Augusta, Maine. He and his regiment spent most of their 9 months of military service in Louisiana. Of particular note, the 24th Maine participated in the Siege of Port Hudson. The regiment mustered out in August 1863.

Politics

Seiders, a Republican, served as a member of the Maine House of Representatives from North Yarmouth, Maine in 1878. In his first term, he was assigned to that body's important Judiciary Committee.

In 1880, he moved to Portland, Maine, where he resided for the remainder of his life. In 1892 and 1894, Seiders was elected to the Maine Senate. During his second term, he was elected by his colleagues as the President of the Senate. In 1901, he was elected Maine Attorney General, a position he held until 1904.[1]

He died in Portland on May 26, 1915.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.raynorshyn.com/megenweb/cumberland/biographies/seiders.txt
  2. News: George M. Seiders Dies . . Portland, Maine . 11 . 1915-05-27 . 2020-02-09 . NewspaperArchive.