Henry Seymour (Royal Navy officer)
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Henry Seymour
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| Born | 20 March 1818 |
| Died | 25 July 1869 (aged 51) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
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 Royal Navy |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Commands held | HMS Carysfort HMS Cumberland HMS Pembroke HMS Victory HMS Hero HMY Victoria and Albert |
| Battles/wars | Crimean War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Vice-Admiral (George) Henry Seymour, CB (20 March 1818 – 25 July 1869) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Third Naval Lord.
Career
Seymour was the son of Admiral Sir George Seymour and grandson of Lord Hugh Seymour. His mother was Georgiana Mary, daughter of Admiral the Hon. Sir George Cranfield-Berkeley. Francis Seymour, 5th Marquess of Hertford, was his elder brother. He joined the Royal Navy in 1831 and having been promoted to Captain in 1844 was given command of HMS Carysfort in 1845. He went on to command HMS Cumberland and then HMS Pembroke in the Baltic Sea during the Crimean War. He also commanded HMS Victory, HMS Hero and then HMY Victoria and Albert.[1]
Promoted to Rear Admiral in 1863, Seymour served as a Third Naval Lord between 1866 and 1868.[1] He also sat as Conservative Member of Parliament for Antrim from 1865 to 1869 and in Parliament he advocated road improvements outside the Victoria and Albert Museum.[2]
Family
Seymour married Sophia Margaret, daughter of Derick Hoste, in 1861. They had two sons and three daughters. His daughter Alexandra married Sir Ian Heathcoat-Amory, 2nd Baronet, and was the mother of Derick Heathcoat-Amory, 1st Viscount Amory. Seymour died in July 1869, aged 51. Sophia Margaret remained a widow until her death in May 1917.
See also
- O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). "
Seymour, George Henry". A Naval Biographical Dictionary. John Murray. Wikisource.
References
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- ↑ Kensington New Road Bill Hansard, 16 June 1865
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by (George) Henry Seymour
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| Preceded by | Third Naval Lord 1866–1868 |
Succeeded by Sir Robert Robinson |
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Antrim 1865–1869 With: Edward O'Neill |
Succeeded by Hon. Edward O'Neill The Earl of Yarmouth |
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- 1818 births
- 1869 deaths
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Seymour family
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Irish constituencies (1801–1922)
- UK MPs 1865–68
- UK MPs 1868–74
- Irish Conservative MPs
- Royal Navy officers
- Royal Navy personnel of the Crimean War
