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* SEYMOUR. 32 wa8 president of the Democratic National Con- Tention which met in New York City and by which he, himself, vas nominated for the Presi- dency. He received only 80 electoral votes to 214 for General Grant. The popular vote was: For Grant, 3,012,833 ; for Seymour, 2,703,249. After this defeat he took no further part in political affairs. Consult: Hartley, Horatio Seymour (Utica. 1880) ; and Croly, Seijinoiir and Blair; Their Lives a)id Services (New York, 1868). SEYMOUR, Lady Jane (e.1509-37). The tliird (,tucon of Henry VIII. She was the eldest child of Sir John Seymour and sister of Edward, Duke of Somerset and Protector of England. She was ladj-in-waiting to her two predecessors, Catharine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn (qq.v. ), and was married to the King shortly after the execution of Anne in 1536. The following year she gave birth to a son, afterwards Edward VI., and died 12 days later. See Setmoub. SEYMOUR, Thomas Day (1848—). An American Greek scholar, born in Hudson, Ohio. In 1870 he graduated from Western Reserve Col- lege, and continued his studies during the two following years at the vniiversities of Leipzig and Berlin. From 1872 to 1880 he was professor of Greek in Western Reserve College, and in 1880 became professor of Greek in Yale University. He was made chairman of the managing commit- tee of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens in 1887, was editor-in-chief of the Col- lege Series of Greek Authors, and one of the American editors of the Classical Review. His publications include Selected Odes of Pindar (1882), Introduction to Homeric Language and Terse {1SS5), Homer's Iliad (i.-iii., 1887; iv.-vi., 1890). ,SV-;ioo/. Iliad (1889). SEYMOUR, Thomas Hakt (1808-68). An American political leader. Governor of Connecti- cut. He was born in Hartford, Conn., and con- tinued to live there until his death. After his admission to the bar he was for a short time judge of probate, and editor of a Democratic paper, The Jeffersonian. In 1843 he was chosen a member of Congress. At the opening of the Mexican War he was conunissioned major and subsequently became 'colonel. He acquired dis- tinction at Chapultepec by scaling the heights at the head of his troops and capturing the foi'tress. Four times he was chosen Goveimor of Connecti- cut, in 18.50, 1851, 1852. and 1853, and in the last- named year he became United States Slinister to Russia, where he remained four years. During the Civil War his sympathies were Southern, and he -was defeated in 1863 as candidate for Gov- ernor by William A. Buckingham. SEYMOUR, Truman (1824-91.). An Ameri- can soldier. Iiorn at Burlington, Vt. He gradu- ated at West Point in 1846, entered the artillery, and served through the Mexican War. He par- ticipated in the hostilities against the Seminole Indians in Florida, and in 1861 he was one of the officers at Fort Sumter, where he earned the brevet of major. He was commissioned briga- dier-general of volunteers and participated in the Peninsular campaign, and was brevetted col- onel for gallantry at Antietam. He bore a con- spicuous part in the operations along the Atlantic Coast, leading the second assault on Battery Wagner (.Tuly IS, 1863), where he was severely woTUided, and commanded the unfortunate expe- dition into Florida which was defeated at Olo- SFORZA. stee on February 20, 1864. The following spring he took part in the Richmond campaign until the battle of the Wilderness, where he was captured. After his exchange he commanded a division in the Shenandoah Valley, at the siege of Petersburg, and at the battle of Sailor's Creek. He was mus- tered out of the volunteer service with the brevet rank of major-general in 1865, and the next year was conunissioned colonel of the Fifth regular artillery. He retired from the service in 1876 and spent most of the remainder of his lite in Europe. SEYMOUR, William, first Marquis of Hert- ford and second Duke of Somerset (1588-1660). See Seymovr. SEYNE-SUR-MER, san'sur'mar', La. A sea- port in the Department of Var, France, three miles southwest of Toulon (Map: France, M 8). It has extensive ship yards, manufactures olive oil and soap, and is the seat of a considerable trade. Oyster culture also is a growing industry. Population, in 1901, 21,002. SFAX, sfiiks. A forti-fied seaport of Tunis, situated on the Gulf of Cabes, opposite the islet of Kerkenna (Map: Africa, F 1). The Moham- medan or upper town is surrounded by walls and extensive gardens and contains a fine mosque. The lower city along the water is devoted to trade. There is a European quarter. The I'oad- stead is good and the town carries on an extensive trade in fruit, sponges, essence of flowers, oil, woolens, and camels. Sfax was occupied in 1881 by the French. Population, about 15.000. SEORZA, sf6r'ts.a. A celebrated Italian fam- ily. The founder of the fortunes of the family was a peasant of Cotignola, in the Romagna, by name Giaeomo or Muzio (sometimes combined by historians into Giacomvizzo) Attendolo. He was born June 10, 1369, and followed the trade of wood-cutting, but left it to become a member of a band of condottieri, and by his intelligence and courage rose to a high position. Joanna II. of Naples made him constable of that kingdom, and as such he fought bravely against the Aragonese. He afterwards entered the service of Pope Mar- tin V. and became a Roman count. His natural son, Francesco Sforz. ( 1401-66), succeeded him in command of the band of mercenaries, devised an improved system of tactics, and won a wide- spread reputation for success. His greatest pa- tron, Filippo Maria Visconti, Duke of Jlilan, con- ferred upon him the hand of his daughter Bianca, with Cremona and Pontremoli as a dowry, and the promise of the succession to the duchy itself. (See Visconti.) Sforza, by a judicious com- bination of force and stratagem, obtained his ele- vation to the Dukedom of ililan (1450), three years after the death of his father- in-law. He established his authority over all Lombardy, and several districts to the south of the Po, and even Genoa came under his sway. His son, Galeazzo Maria Sforza (1444-76), a monster of cruelty and debauchery, was assassinated (December 20, 1476) at "the porch of the Cathedral of Milan. Galeazzo's son. Giangaleazo Sforza (1409-94). succeeded under the regency of his mother. Bona of Savoy, who held the reins of government with a firm hand. In 1481 her brother-in-law, LoDOVlco. surnamed 'the Moor,' banished the Regent and assumed power him- self. Lodovico summoned Charles VIII. of France to his aid in 1494, but found his own