Seymour Howe Person was a politician from the U.S. state

U.S. state

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 of Michigan

Michigan

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Person was born on a farm near Howell, Michigan

Howell, Michigan

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 and attended the district schools and the Howell public schools. He graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan

University of Michigan

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 at Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan

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 in 1901. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Lansing

Lansing, Michigan

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 and was a law partner with Patrick H. Kelley

Patrick H. Kelley

Patrick Henry Kelley was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He served as U.S. Representative from Michigan's 6th congressional district from 1915-1923.-Biography:...

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Person served as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives (Ingham County

Ingham County, Michigan

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 279,320 people, 108,593 households, and 63,744 families residing in the county. The population density was 500 people per square mile . There were 115,056 housing units at an average density of 206 per square mile...

 1st district) from 1915 to 1921 and also served in the Michigan Senate

Michigan Senate

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 (27th district) from 1927 to 1931. He was a delegate to all State conventions for thirty years.

In 1930 Republican Party

Republican Party (United States)

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 primary elections, Person defeated the incumbent U.S. Representative Grant M. Hudson

Grant M. Hudson

Grant Martin Hudson was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Hudson was born in Eaton Township, Lorain County, Ohio. He attended the common schools and graduated from Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, Michigan. He also attended the University of Chicago...

. Person went on to win the general election to represent Michigan's 6th congressional district

Michigan's 6th congressional district

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 in the 72nd United States Congress

72nd United States Congress

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, serving from March 4, 1931 to March 3, 1933. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932, losing to Democrat Claude E. Cady

Claude E. Cady

Claude Ernest Cady was a politician and businessman from the U.S. state of Michigan.Cady was born in Lansing, Michigan, where he attended the common schools and the high school. He engaged in the wholesale and retail grocery business from 1899 to 1913...

. He also unsuccessfully challenged incumbent William W. Blackney

William W. Blackney

William Wallace Blackney was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Blackney was born in Clio, Michigan, and attended the public schools there. He went to Olivet College, Olivet, Michigan, and Ferris School in Big Rapids. He moved to Flint, in 1904 and served as county clerk of Genesee...

in the Republican primary election of 1942.

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