Orson Hart Seymour

Orson Hart Seymour was born in New Britain, Connecticut on 1 September 1807. He was the son of Moses Seymour. He was a merchant in New Britain, Connecticut, where he was deacon of the South Church for eighteen years. He moved to Hartford, Connecticut, in 1864 and became a potter.

He first worked with Charles T. Webster in the firm of Webster & Seymour. In 1866 the firm became Seymour Brothers (1866-1871). Henry Phelps died in 1871, Orson Hart Seymour may have worked alone for two years before he oganized the company of Seymour & Bosworth in 1873. The partnership of Seymour & Bosworth most likely continued until O. H. Seymour's death in 1883.

Orson Hart Seymour married Henrietta Maria Stanley (1807-1879). They had five children: Eliza North (b. 1828), Lucy Webster (1829-1830), Lucy Webster (1831-1908), Frederick Stanley (1835-1874) and Harriet Amelia (1837-1882). Orson Hart Seymour died in Hartford, Connecticut on 1 December 1883.