Harry H. Seldomridge

Harry Hunter Seldomridge (October 1, 1864 – November 2, 1927) was an American businessman and politician who served one term as a U.S. representative from Colorado from 1913 to 1915.

Biography Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Seldomridge attended the public schools of Philadelphia. He moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado, in February 1878. He graduated from Colorado College at Colorado Springs in 1885.

Business career He worked as the City editor of the Colorado Springs Gazette from 1886 to 1888. He engaged in the grain and hay business in 1888.

Early political career He served as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1896, as a member of the State senate from 1896 to 1904, and a member and president of the State charter convention at Colorado Springs in 1909.

Congress Seldomridge was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-third Congress (March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1914 to the Sixty-fourth Congress.

Later career He resumed his former business pursuits, and served as Receiver of the Mercantile National Bank of Pueblo from 1915 to 1923. He was appointed public trustee of El Paso County, Colorado, by Governor William Sweet.

Death and burial He died at Colorado Springs, Colorado, November 2, 1927. He was interred in Evergreen Cemetery.