Fred A. Seaton
Frederick Andrew Seaton (December 11, 1909 – January 16, 1974) was an American newspaperman and politician. He represented the U.S. state of Nebraska in the U.S. Senate and served as U.S. Secretary of the Interior during Dwight D. Eisenhower's administration.
"Senator Seaton" redirects here. For the Wisconsin state senate member, see James Wilson Seaton.
Fred Seaton
Charles A. Coolidge
Robert T. Ross
December 11, 1909
Washington, D.C., U.S.
January 16, 1974 (aged 64)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Early life[edit]
Seaton was born in Washington, D.C., on December 11, 1909, the son of Dorothea Elizabeth (née Schmidt) and Fay Noble Seaton. He attended the Manhattan High School in Manhattan, Kansas. He graduated from Kansas State University in 1931, and married Gladys Hope Dowd (November 5, 1910 – January 5, 1999) in the same year. They had four children: Donald Richard, Alfred Noble, Johanna Christine, and Monica Margaret Seaton. In 1937, Seaton moved to Hastings, Nebraska, where he was for many years the publisher of the Hastings Tribune.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress