John F. Seymour | |
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United States Senator from California |
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In office January 7, 1991 – November 3, 1992 |
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Appointed by | Pete Wilson |
Preceded by | Pete Wilson |
Succeeded by | Dianne Feinstein |
Member of the California Senate | |
In office 1982–1991 |
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Mayor of Anaheim | |
In office 1978-1982 |
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Preceded by | Bill Thom |
Succeeded by | Don Roth |
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Born |
John Francis Seymour December 3, 1937 Chicago, Illinois |
Nationality | American |
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater | University of California-Los Angeles |
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Years of service | 1955-1959 |
John Francis Seymour (born December 3, 1937) is an American real estate investor and politician.
Seymour attended the public schools in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania. He served in the United States Marine Corps from 1955 to 1959 and graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1962. Seymour was the President of the California Association of Realtors from 1978 to 1982, and worked in the real estate business from 1962 to 1981.
Seymour, a Republican, served Anaheim, California as a member of its City Council from 1974 to 1978, as the 39th Mayor of Anaheim from 1978 to 1982, and as a State Senator from 1982 to 1991.
As mayor of the city of Anaheim, Seymour was instrumental in recruiting the Los Angeles Rams to move to Anaheim Stadium.
In 1991, Seymour was appointed to the U.S. Senate by Governor Pete Wilson to serve in the seat Wilson had vacated to become Governor. Seymour's appointment lasted until the 1992 special election to select a replacement who would serve until the normal expiration of Wilson's term in 1995. Former San Francisco mayor Dianne Feinstein defeated Seymour in the special election, so Seymour's term of office was January 7, 1991, until November 3, 1992. He is the most recent member of the Republican Party to serve as Senator from California.