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]
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
^ abcdef"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.
