A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Murray Seasongood (1878-1983) attended Cincinnati Woodward High School and traveled to England for study at the Edgeborough School in Guildford. He earned a law degree from Harvard University, graduating magna cum laude. He was admitted to the bar in Ohio and commenced practice in Cincinnati. He ignited the Charter Reform movement in 1923 when he lashed out against corruption in a speech that was dubbed "Shot Heard Around the Wards". He then participated in forming the City Charter Party the following year and was elected as Mayor, serving from 1926 to 1929. Seasongood became very popular as Mayor and City Council Member striving to rebuild the city during the Great Depression. He also opposed the failed Cincinnati subway in late 1920's. He accepted an appointment at Harvard University as a law professor. He returned to Cincinnati after a couple of years to teach law at the University of Cincinnati in addition to practicing law as partner for a firm where he worked well into his 90's. He also authored several books and articles and served on President Herbert Hoover's national commission to investigate housing conditions. He was named as one of Ohio's 100 Greatest Citizens in 1974 and Seasongood Pavilion in Eden Park was named for him. He died at his residence when he was 104 years old.
A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Murray Seasongood (1878-1983) attended Cincinnati Woodward High School and traveled to England for study at the Edgeborough School in Guildford. He earned a law degree from Harvard University, graduating magna cum laude. He was admitted to the bar in Ohio and commenced practice in Cincinnati. He ignited the Charter Reform movement in 1923 when he lashed out against corruption in a speech that was dubbed "Shot Heard Around the Wards". He then participated in forming the City Charter Party the following year and was elected as Mayor, serving from 1926 to 1929. Seasongood became very popular as Mayor and City Council Member striving to rebuild the city during the Great Depression. He also opposed the failed Cincinnati subway in late 1920's. He accepted an appointment at Harvard University as a law professor. He returned to Cincinnati after a couple of years to teach law at the University of Cincinnati in addition to practicing law as partner for a firm where he worked well into his 90's. He also authored several books and articles and served on President Herbert Hoover's national commission to investigate housing conditions. He was named as one of Ohio's 100 Greatest Citizens in 1974 and Seasongood Pavilion in Eden Park was named for him. He died at his residence when he was 104 years old.
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