OFFICER CLAYTON J. SEAWELL
Appointed October 17, 1983
Died May 4, 1929
Motorcycle Patrolman Clayton J. SEAWELL, a member of the East Side station detail, was fatally injured on May 4, 1929, when he collided with an automobile at Fifth Street and Seventh Avenue NE.
Patrolman SEAWELL was on his way to the station after completing his day’s work, when he crashed into the rear of the car. He was thrown headfirst into the pavement, fracturing his skull.
Rushing to General Hospital with the injured policeman, a police call car was struck by another machine at University and East Hennepin Avenues. The cars were only slightly damaged. Patrolman SEAWELL died a few minutes after reaching the hospital.
SEAWELL, 31 years of age, was a veteran of the World War and had been a member of the police department for over 5 years. He was buried at St. Anthony Cemetery on May 8, 1929.
Patrolman SEAWELL lived at 640 Johnson Street NE with his wife and five small children. One son, Thomas Seawell, who was 3 years old at the time of his father’s death, went on to join the Minneapolis Police Department himself on January 17, 1955. He retired after 28 years of service on June 3, 1983.
