Sir Henry Seymour, 1st Baronet
Sir Henry Seymour, 1st Baronet MP (20 October 1674 – April 1714) was a British gentleman and politician.
He was a Member of Parliament for East Looe from 1699 to 1710. He was created 1st Baronet Seymour, of Langley, on 4 July 1681. He died in London in 1714.
He bought Langley Park in 1669, and it was sold in 1714 to Samuel Masham, 1st Baron Masham.[1]
Family
He was the second son of Henry Seymour, of Langley, Buckinghamshire (1612 – 9 March 1686), Groom of the Bedchamber, and second wife Ursula Austen, daughter of Sir Robert Austen, 1st Baronet,[2] and wife, and widow of George Stawale, and paternal grandson of Sir Edward Seymour, 2nd Baronet, and wife Dorothy Killegrew.[3]
He died unmarried and without issue.[4]
References
- ↑ http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/assets/content/bcc/docs/countryside/langley/LPP-Timeline.pdf
- ↑ http://archive.is/20120918040717/http://www.europeanheraldry.org/house_of_seymour.html
- ↑ http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/online/content/Somerset1546.htm
- ↑ John Burke, Sir Bernard Burke (1844). A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies of England, Ireland and Scotland. J. R. Smith.
| Parliament of England | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Charles Trelawny Henry Trelawny |
Member of Parliament for East Looe 1699–1707 With: Henry Trelawny 1699–1701 Hon. Francis Godolphin 1701–1702 George Courtenay 1702 Sir John Pole, Bt 1702–1705 George Clarke 1705–1707 |
Succeeded by Parliament of Great Britain |
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by Parliament of England |
Member of Parliament for East Looe 1707–1713 With: George Clarke 1707–1708 Harry Trelawny 1708–1710 Thomas Smith 1710–1713 |
Succeeded by Sir Charles Hedges Edward Jennings |
| Baronetage of England | ||
| New creation | Baronet (of Langley) 1681–1714 |
Extinct |
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