Seymour, Digby Gordon, 1855-1927

Digby Gordon Seymour (1855-1927) was a railroad engineer who lived and worked in the southeastern United States. He was the father of Knoxville, Tenn., lawyer and businessman Charles Milne Seymour (1882-1958), who was the father of Tennessee medical doctor and historian Digby Gordon Seymour (1923- ).

From the description of Digby Gordon Seymour papers, 1893-1902. WorldCat record id: 187165197

Digby Gordon Seymour (1855-1927) was a railroad engineer who lived and worked in the southeastern United States. He was born in Kentucky, but educated at Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, N.H. Throughout his career, he worked for a number of employers and, for a time, was engaged in a lawsuit with R. M. Quigley & Co., a Saint Louis contractor for which he had worked. Digby Seymour married Josephine Ermine Douglas, and the couple had several children, including Charles Milne Seymour and James Seymour.

Digby Seymour's eldest son, Charles Milne, was born on 17 July 1882. He attended Sewanee Military Academy, 1897-1899, and graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1903. He later became a lawyer, businessman, and community leader in Knoxville, Tenn. Charles Seymour married Flora Nell Gloster in 1906, and they had eight children: Nell Gloster, Jane Scott, Charles Milne Jr., Josephine Douglas, Arthur Gloster, Dorothy Gordon, Richard Caswel, and Digby Gordon. Charles Milne Seymour died in 1958.

From the guide to the Digby Gordon Seymour Papers, 1893-1902, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)