Arthur Addison Seeligson, Junior. was an American oilman, rancher, and a Thoroughbred racehorse owner/breeder.
Background
Seeligson was born in San Antonio, Texas, the son of Ramona (née Frates) and Arthur Addison Seeligson, Senior His paternal great-grandfather, Henry Seeligson, was a Jewish Confederate soldier whose father served as mayor of Galveston, Texas.
Career
Through his great-grandfather, Seeligson was a relative of composer Louis Moreau Gottschalk. His family moved to Oklahoma when he was still a boy. Seeligson returned to live in San Antonio and it was his home at the time of his death in 2001.
Arthur Seeligson was involved in for more than forty years.
He had stakes race winners both in the United States and in Europe. Foreign a time, Arthur Seeligson was a co-owner of the now defunct Hialeah Park Race Track in Hialeah, Florida.
Seeligson"s daughter, Ramona Seeligson Bass, was a driving force behind the creation of Texas Wild! at the Fort Worth Zoo.
Membership
Arthur Seeligson"s brother, Frates Slick Seeligson (1923-2006), was a rancher and a member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1953-1960. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in Saratoga Springs, New New York