J. C. Seaman

Joseph Carryl Seaman Sr., known as J.C. Seaman (December 8, 1898 – June 14, 1964), was a five-term member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Waterproof in Tensas Parish in northeast Louisiana, having served from 1944 to 1964.

Early life
Joseph Carryl Seaman graduated from Waterproof High School. His brother William M. Seaman was a sheriff in Tensas Parish, Louisiana.

Career
Seaman worked as a banker starting in 1918. He served as Louisiana division president of the American Bankers Association.

Seaman served in the Louisiana House of Representatives, representing Waterproof, Louisiana, from 1944 to 1964. During his tenure, he was a member of the judiciary (committee B), bankers and banking, appropriations, and ways and means committees. He served as a member of the Waterproof town council for 20 years. He was a member of the Tensas library board. He formed an insurance business in 1938 in Waterproof.

Personal life
Seaman married Edith Post, daughter of W. W. Post. His two sons were Joseph Carryl Jr. and Colin D. He was a member of the Episcopal Church.

Seaman died on June 14, 1964, at his home in Waterproof. He was buried at Natchez City Cemetery in Natchez, Mississippi.