Richard Harry Seaborn was a politician

Politician

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 in Manitoba, Canada

Canada

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. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba

Legislative Assembly of Manitoba

The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba and the lieutenant governor form the Legislature of Manitoba, the legislature of the Canadian province of Manitoba. Fifty-seven members are elected to this assembly in provincial general elections, all in single-member constituencies with first-past-the-post...

 from 1958 to 1966.

Seaborn was educated at the University of Alberta

University of Alberta

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 and the Juilliard School of Music in New York

New York

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. He later spent three years in Seminary with the intention of becoming a minister (during his time in the legislature, he was a member of the Salvation Army

Salvation Army

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). He served as music director of CJAY-TV

CKY-TV

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, and was concertmaster and assistant conductor of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra

Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra

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 from 1942 to 1957. Seaborn also holds a Public Utility Accountancy Certificate.

He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1958 provincial election

Manitoba general election, 1958

Manitoba's general election of June 16, 1958 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada.This election was the first to be held in Manitoba after a comprehensive electoral redistribution in 1956...

, defeating CCF candidate James McIsaac

James McIsaac

James McIsaac was a journalist and political figure in Prince Edward Island, Canada. He represented King's in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1921 as a supporter of Sir Robert Borden's Union government....

 by 147 votes in the north-end Winnipeg riding of Wellington (incumbent Liberal-Progressive

Manitoba Liberal Party

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 Jack St. John

Jack St. John

Jack St. John was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Liberal-Progressive from 1953 to 1958....

 finished third). He was re-elected over McIsaac by 228 votes in the 1959 election

Manitoba general election, 1959

Manitoba's general election of May 14, 1959 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. It resulted in a majority victory for the Progressive Conservative Party under the leadership of Dufferin Roblin...

, and defeated former CCF leader Lloyd Stinson

Lloyd Stinson

Lloyd Stinson was a politician in Manitoba, Canada, and the leader of that province's Co-operative Commonwealth Federation from 1953 to 1959. Although widely regarded as a capable leader, he was unable to achieve a major electoral breakthrough for his party.Stinson was born in Treherne,...

 by 220 votes in the 1962 campaign

Manitoba general election, 1962

Manitoba's general election of December 16, 1962 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. It resulted in a second majority victory for the Progressive Conservative Party under the leadership of Dufferin Roblin...

. He lost his seat to Unitarian

Unitarianism

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 minister Philip Petursson

Philip Petursson

Philip Markus Petursson was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1966 to 1977, and briefly served as a cabinet minister in the government of Edward Schreyer.Petursson was educated at the University of Manitoba, the University...

 by 706 votes in the 1966 election

Manitoba general election, 1966

The Manitoba general election held on June 23, 1966, was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. It resulted in a third consecutive majority win for the Progressive Conservative Party led by Dufferin Roblin...

. During his time in the legislature, he served as a backbench supporter of Dufferin Roblin

Dufferin Roblin

Dufferin "Duff" Roblin, PC, CC, OM was a Canadian businessman and politician. Known as "Duff," he served as the 14th Premier of Manitoba from 1958 to 1967. Roblin was appointed to the Canadian Senate on the advice of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. In the government of Brian Mulroney, he served as...

's government.

Seaborn also served as a director of the Sokol Polish Folk Ensemble.