Seth Low was an American public figure. He chronologically served as the 23rd mayor of Brooklyn from 1881 to 1885, the 11th president of Columbia University from 1890 to 1901, a diplomatic representat
Low in 1901
Low (seated at right) with other members of the American delegation to the International Peace Conference, 1899
Entrance of Seth Low Intermediate School 96 in Brooklyn
Abiel Abbot Low was an American entrepreneur, businessman, and philanthropist who gained most of his fortune from the China trade, importing teas, porcelains, and silk, and building and operating a fl
Seth Low
…mayor of New York City from 1902 to 1903. He was a leading municipal reformer fighting for efficiency during the Progressive Era. Low was the son of Abiel Abbot Low and Ellen Almira Dow. Low's father was a leading trader in China, and his father's sister, Harriet Low, was one of the first young American women to…