Seaton Grantland

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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Seaton Grantland (June 8, 1782 – October 18, 1864) was a United States Representative from Georgia. He was born in New Kent County, Virginia. He pursued an academic course and studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Milledgeville, Georgia.

Grantland was elected as a Jacksonian Democrats to the 24th United States Congress and reelected as a Democrat to the 25th Congress (March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1839). He was a presidential elector on the Whig ticket in 1840. He died at his home, “Woodville,” near Milledgeville in 1864. He was buried in Memory Hill Cemetery in Milledgeville.

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United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Georgia's at-large congressional district

March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1839
Succeeded by
Eugenius Aristides Nisbet