Researching James Seaton
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2533 people with the Seaton surname? In that year Seaton was ranked number 1544 for popularity in the UK. |
The name James means "one who supplants" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of James Seaton on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for James Seaton and the Seaton Family History
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Some Famous People called James Seaton
James Seaton (bishop)
James Buchanan Seaton (19 March 1868 – 25 May 1938) was an eminent Anglican Bishop in the first half of the 20th century.
He was born on 19 March 1868, educated at Leeds Grammar School and Christ Church, Oxford and ordained in 1894. After a period as a Curate in Oswestry he was Vice-Principal of Leeds Clergy School, then Vicar of St. Bartholomew's Church, Armley. From 1909 until 1914 he was Archdeacon of Johannesburg when he became Principal of Cuddesdon Theological College, a position he held until his appointment to the episcopate as Bishop of Wakefield in 1928. An eminent author, he died in post on 25 May 1938. He had become a Doctor of Divinity (DD).
Source: James Seaton (bishop), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaJames Seaton (professor)
James Everett Seaton (1944 – March 30, 2017) was an American writer, professor and literary critic. He argued for the continued relevance and importance of the tradition of literary humanism championed by Matthew Arnold and later, Irving Babbitt and Paul Elmer Moore. At the same time he opposed many of the dominant trends in Academia regarding literary criticism and the teaching of literature, such as the Cultural Studies model instituted by Herbert Marcuse and the general emphasis away from the study of literary works themselves in favor of a focus on critical theory.
Source: James Seaton (professor), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
James Seaton (Newfoundland politician)
James Seaton (1804–1876) was a journalist and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Burgeo-LaPoile in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1859 to 1860.
He was editor of the St. John's Morning Courier from 1846 to 1849 and then was editor of the Times and General Commercial Gazette for six months. In 1856, he founded the Newfoundland Express and served as editor until 1876. Seaton also founded the Weekly Express which operated from 1858 to 1859. He resigned his seat in the Newfoundland assembly in 1860.
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