Arthur H. "Bud" Seaman
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Deputy Marshal

Arthur H. "Bud" Seaman

Accident
End of Watch June 17, 1923
Age 23
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Marshal Bud Seaman succumbed to injuries received five days earlier when he was struck by another vehicle while seated in a motorcycle sidecar.

Deputy Marshal Seaman and another marshal were traveling on the Dayton Pike, two miles north of Sharonville, when a truck struck them head-on around 1:20 a.m. The driver fled the scene. Deputy Marshal Seamna was transported to General Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.

Deputy Seaman had served with the North College Hill Police Department for one year.

Survivors

He was survived by his mother, three sisters, and two brothers.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

You barely got started.
Deputy Marshal Seaman gave the North College Hill Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Cincinnati community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Marshal Seaman.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location Cincinnati, OH
Platform Identity nchpd.hamilton.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 17, 1923
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
Age 23
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Motorcycle crash

Deputy Marshal Arthur H. "Bud" Seaman is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In OH, 318 of 991 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At North College Hill Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

North College Hill Police Department
1
of 2 officers
50% Accident
OH — Statewide
318
of 991 officers
32.1% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Arthur H. "Bud" Seaman's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Arthur H. "Bud" Seaman Compares

Age at End of Watch
23
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
1
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Arthur H. "Bud" Seaman is highlighted in Jun.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

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