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.
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Secretary Seaton with Solicitor Ted Stevens in 1960
Seaton served in various White House and subcabinet posts in Eisenhower's administration, including Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs, before he was appointed as the U.S. Secretary of the Interior. He served in that office from June 8, 1956, until January 20, 1961. During his tenure, Alaska and Hawaii became the 49th and 50th states admitted to the Union. He was instrumental in the passing of the Alaska Statehood Act, appointing and recommending pro-Alaska politicians to high positions, such as Ted Stevens to Senior Counsel to the Secretary of Interior (later becoming Solicitor in 1960) and Mike Stepovich to Governor of the Territory of Alaska.
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fred, seaton, senator, seaton, redirects, here, wisconsin, state, senate, member, james, wilson, seaton, frederick, andrew, seaton, december, 1909, january, 1974, american, newspaperman, politician, represented, state, nebraska, senate, served, secretary, inte. Senator Seaton redirects here For the Wisconsin state senate member see James Wilson 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 Fred SeatonSeaton as Interior Secretary c 196036th United States Secretary of the InteriorIn office June 8 1956 January 20 1961PresidentDwight D EisenhowerPreceded byDouglas McKaySucceeded byStewart Udall4th Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative AffairsIn office September 15 1953 February 20 1955PresidentDwight D EisenhowerPreceded byCharles A CoolidgeSucceeded byRobert T RossUnited States Senatorfrom NebraskaIn office December 10 1951 November 4 1952Appointed byVal PetersonPreceded byKenneth S WherrySucceeded byDwight GriswoldPersonal detailsBorn 1909 12 11 December 11 1909Washington D C U S DiedJanuary 16 1974 1974 01 16 aged 64 Minneapolis Minnesota U S Political partyRepublicanEducationKansas State University BA Contents 1 Early life 2 Political career 3 Further reading 4 External linksEarly life editSeaton was born in Washington D C on December 11 1909 the son of Dorothea Elizabeth nee 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 Political career edit nbsp Secretary Seaton with Solicitor Ted Stevens in 1960 Seaton was active in Republican politics He served in the unicameral Nebraska Legislature from 1945 to 1949 He was appointed to the U S Senate on December 10 1951 by Gov Val Peterson to fill the vacancy created by the death of Kenneth S Wherry A Rockefeller Republican citation needed Seaton was senator for less than a year he had to vacate the post on November 4 1952 when Dwight Griswold won the 1952 special election to complete the Senate term He was the second of six Senators to serve during the fifteenth Senate term for Nebraska s Class 2 seat from January 3 1949 to January 3 1955 Seaton served in various White House and subcabinet posts in Eisenhower s administration including Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs before he was appointed as the U S Secretary of the Interior He served in that office from June 8 1956 until January 20 1961 During his tenure Alaska and Hawaii became the 49th and 50th states admitted to the Union He was instrumental in the passing of the Alaska Statehood Act appointing and recommending pro Alaska politicians to high positions such as Ted Stevens to Senior Counsel to the Secretary of Interior later becoming Solicitor in 1960 and Mike Stepovich to Governor of the Territory of Alaska He ran for governor of Nebraska in 1962 but was defeated by the incumbent Democrat Gov Frank B Morrison Olson p 335 Following his defeat Seaton became a strong advocate for campaign finance reform in Nebraska Seaton died in Minneapolis Minnesota on January 16 1974 and is interred in Parkview Cemetery in Hastings Nebraska Further reading edit Seaton Fred erick A ndrew in Current Biography 1956 James C Olson History of Nebraska Second Edition Lincoln NE University of Nebraska Press 1966 External links editPapers of Fred A Seaton Dwight D Eisenhower Presidential Library Congressional biography Fred Seaton biography at Kansas State Historical Society Website Fred A Seaton at Find a Grave A film clip Longines Chronoscope with Sen Fred A Seaton April 25 1952 is available for viewing at the Internet Archive U S Senate Preceded byKenneth S Wherry U S senator Class 2 from NebraskaDecember 10 1951 November 4 1952 Served alongside Hugh A Butler Succeeded byDwight Griswold Political offices Preceded byDouglas McKay U S Secretary of InteriorServed under Dwight D EisenhowerJune 8 1956 January 20 1961 Succeeded byStewart L Udall Party political offices Preceded byJohn R Cooper Republican nominee for Governor of Nebraska1962 Succeeded byDwight W Burney Portals nbsp Biography nbsp United States nbsp Kansas nbsp Politics nbsp Journalism nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fred A Seaton amp oldid 1160013428, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
