Robert Seneca
{{short description|American politician (died 1931)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Robert Seneca
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| state_delegate = Maryland
| district = Harford County
| term_start = 1896
| term_end = 1900
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| alongside = T. Littleton Hanway, John L. G. Lee, William M. Whiteford, Herman W. Hanson
| birth_name = Robert J. Seneca
| birth_date = 1846/1847
| birth_place = Havre de Grace, Maryland, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and given age|1931|3|31|85}}
| death_place = Havre de Grace, Maryland, U.S.
| resting_place = Angel Hill Cemetery
Havre de Grace, Maryland, U.S.
| party = Democratic
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| occupation = {{hlist|Politician|merchant}}
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Robert J. Seneca (1846/1847 – March 31, 1931) was an American politician and merchant from Maryland. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Harford County from 1896 to 1900.
Early life
Robert J. Seneca{{Cite news |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/37mun/havre/html/hmayors.html |title=Havre de Grace Mayors, Harford County, Maryland |website=Maryland Manual On-Line |publisher=Maryland State Archives |access-date=2023-03-10}} was born around 1846/1847 in Havre de Grace, Maryland, to Mary and Dorus Seneca. His father worked in the mercantile industry and worked for the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad.{{cite web |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc1100/sc1198/000000/000002/000000/000004/pdf/mdsa_sc1198_2_4.pdf |title=Maryland Manual, 1898 |website=Maryland Manual On-Line |page=198 |publisher=Maryland State Archives |year=1898 |access-date=2023-03-10}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120613082/seneca-31-mar-1931-the-evening-sun-34/ |title=Seneca |date=1931-03-31 |newspaper=The Evening Sun |page=34 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2023-03-10}}{{Open access}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120613341/death-of-mr-dorus-seneca-19-dec-1890/ |title=Death of Mr. Dorus Seneca |date=1890-12-19 |newspaper=The Aegis |page=2 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2023-03-10}}{{Open access}}
Career
Seneca ran a mercantile business and later bought and sold fish and ducks.
Seneca served as mayor of Havre de Grace from 1889 to 1891. He served as city councilman of Havre de Grace from 1879 to 1881 and from 1890 to 1891 and in 1895. He also served as city treasurer in Havre de Grace for two years.
Seneca was a Democrat. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Harford County from 1896 to 1900.{{cite web |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/speccol/sc2600/sc2685/house/html/hahouse.html |title=Historical List, House of Delegates, Harford County |website=Maryland Manual On-Line |publisher=Maryland State Archives |date=1999-04-30 |access-date=2023-03-10}}
Personal life
File:Grave of Caroline E. Seneca (1846-1918) and Robert Seneca (1846-1931).jpg
Seneca died on March 31, 1931, at the age of 85, in Havre de Grace. He was buried at Angel Hill Cemetery.
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Category:Year of birth uncertain
Category:Mayors of Havre de Grace, Maryland
Category:Democratic Party members of the Maryland House of Delegates
Category:19th-century mayors of places in Maryland
Category:19th-century members of the Maryland General Assembly