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Walter Dudley Seed Sr.
Walter D. Seed

7th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama
In office January 17, 1911 – January 18, 1915
Governor	Emmet O'Neal
Preceded by	Henry B. Gray
Succeeded by	Thomas E. Kilby
19th Treasurer of Alabama
In office 1907–1911
Governor	B. B. Comer
Preceded by	J. Craig Smith
Succeeded by	John Purifoy

Personal details
Born	(1864-06-26)June 26, 1864 Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Confederate States of America
Died	August 12, 1932(1932-08-12) (aged 68) Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S.
Resting place	Evergreen Cemetery
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Ellen E. Foster (m. 1887)
Children	1
Alma mater	University of Alabama (AB)

Walter Dudley Seed Sr. (June 26, 1864 – August 12, 1932) was an American politician who served as the seventh Lieutenant Governor of Alabama from 1911 to 1915, and as Alabama State Treasurer from 1907 to 1911.

Early life

Walter Dudley Seed was born on June 26, 1864, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to Mattie Cordet (née White) and Charles Clinton Seed. His father emigrated from Germany and worked as a clothing manufacturer, cotton merchant and alderman. Seed attended schools in Tuscaloosa. He graduated from the University of Alabama with a Bachelor of Arts in 1883. At the University of Alabama, he was president of the Philomathic Literary Society, editor of the University Monthly and lieutenant quartermaster of the Corps of Cadets.^[1]

Career

From 1896 to 1900, Seed was treasurer of Tuscaloosa County. In 1906, he was nominated as state treasurer over Charles A. Allen. He served as Alabama State Treasurer from 1907 to 1911.^[1] He was a Democrat and ran as a prohibitionist for Lieutenant Governor of Alabama. He served as lieutenant governor from 1911 to 1915.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Seed retired from politics in 1914, after losing a bid for governor.^[3]^[4] He ran for state representative from Tuscaloosa County two years later. Prior to his death, he stated his intention of running for Alabama governor again in 1934.^[3]

Personal life

On September 21, 1887, in Fosters, Seed married Ellen E. Foster, daughter of J. Luther Foster, of Tuscaloosa County.^[1] He had one son, Walter D. Jr.^[3] Seed was a Methodist.^[1]

Seed died on August 12, 1932, in Tuscaloosa.^[1]^[3] He was buried at Evergreen Cemetery.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Walter Dudley Seed, Sr". Alabama Department of Archives and History. August 25, 2009. Archived from the original on September 20, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
^ "Alabama Lieutenant Governors". Alabama Department of Archives & History. Archived from the original on January 24, 2024. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "W. D. Seed, Sr., Dies". The Birmingham News. August 13, 1932. p. 8. Retrieved January 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b "Walter D. Seed". The Montgomery Advertiser. August 17, 1932. p. 4. Retrieved January 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

Political offices
Preceded by Henry B. Gray	Lieutenant Governor of Alabama 1911–1915	Succeeded by Thomas E. Kilby
Preceded by Walter D. Seed Sr.	Treasurer of Alabama 1907–1911	Succeeded by John Purifoy

v t e Governors and lieutenant governors of Alabama
Governors	W. Bibb T. Bibb Pickens Murphy G. Moore S. Moore Gayle Clay McVay Bagby Fitzpatrick Martin Chapman Collier Winston A. Moore Shorter Watts Parsons Patton Swayne Smith Lindsay Lewis Houston Cobb E. A. O'Neal Seay T. Jones Oates Johnston Samford Jelks Comer E. O'Neal Henderson Kilby Brandon Graves Miller Graves Dixon Sparks Folsom Sr. Persons Folsom Sr. Patterson G. Wallace L. Wallace Brewer G. Wallace James G. Wallace Hunt Folsom Jr. James Siegelman Riley Bentley Ivey
Lieutenant governors	Applegate Moren McKinstry Ligon Cunningham Gray Seed Kilby Miller McDowell Davis Merrill Knight Carmichael Ellis Inzer Allen Hardwick Boutwell Allen Brewer Beasley McMillan B. Baxley Folsom Jr. Siegelman Windom L. Baxley Folsom Jr. Ivey Ainsworth

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