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Colonel '''Sir Horace Beauchamp Seymour''' [[Royal Guelphic Order|KCH]] (22 November 1791 – 23 November 1851) was an English army officer and Tory politician.
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Colonel '''Sir Horace Beauchamp Seymour''' [[Royal Guelphic Order|KCH]] (22 November 1791 – 23 November 1851) was a [[Peelite]] [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Lisburn (UK Parliament constituency)|Lisburn]] 1819–26, [[Orford (UK Parliament constituency)|Orford]] (1820), [[Bodmin (UK Parliament constituency)|Bodmin]] (1826–32), [[Midhurst (UK Parliament constituency)|Midhurst]] (1841–45), [[Antrim (UK Parliament constituency)|Antrim]] (1845–47), and Lisburn 1847–51. He was an ancestor of [[Diana, Princess of Wales]].


== Life ==
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Horace Seymour was the son of Admiral [[Lord Hugh Seymour]] (son of [[Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford]]) and [[James Waldegrave, 2nd Earl Waldegrave|Lady Anne Horatia Waldegrave]]. He married, firstly, Elizabeth Malet Palk, daughter of Sir Lawrence Palk, 2nd Baronet and granddaughter of [[Sir Robert Palk, 1st Baronet|Sir Robert Palk]], on 15 May 1818. He married, secondly, Frances Selina Isabella Poyntz, daughter of [[William Stephen Poyntz]] and Hon. Elizabeth Mary Browne, in July 1835. Frances was the widow of the 18th Baron Clinton and was a [[Lady of the Bedchamber]] to [[Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen|Queen Adelaide]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://simonkidner.co.uk/george_letters/george22.html|title=The appointment letters of John Durancé George, Dental Surgeon|website=Simon Kidner|access-date=11 January 2020}}</ref>
Horace Seymour was the son of Admiral [[Lord Hugh Seymour]] (son of [[Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford]]) and [[James Waldegrave, 2nd Earl Waldegrave|Lady Anne Horatia Waldegrave]].

At the [[Battle of Waterloo]], Seymour was [[aide-de-camp]] to the cavalry commander [[Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey|Lord Uxbridge]] and was reported to have killed more men at the battle than any other single individual. He carried the wounded Uxbridge from the battlefield, after he was hit by grapeshot from a cannon. Seymour later recalled that when hit Uxbridge cried out "I have got it at last," to which the [[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington|Duke of Wellington]] replied "No? Have you, by God?"<ref>A. McK. Annand, [https://www.jstor.org/stable/44229203 "COLONEL SIR HORACE SEYMOUR, K.C.H., M.P. (1791-1851)"] in ''Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research'', Vol. 47, No. 190 (Summer 1969), pp. 86-88</ref>

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Going into politics as a [[Peelite]], Seymour was [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Lisburn (UK Parliament constituency)|Lisburn]] 1819–1826, [[Orford (UK Parliament constituency)|Orford]] (1820), [[Bodmin (UK Parliament constituency)|Bodmin]] (1826–1832), [[Midhurst (UK Parliament constituency)|Midhurst]] (1841–45), [[Antrim (UK Parliament constituency)|Antrim]] (1845–1847), and Lisburn again, 1847–1851.<ref name="HoP">{{cite web |title=Seymour, Horace Beauchamp (1791-1851), of 23 Bruton Street, Mdx. History of Parliament Online |url=https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1820-1832/member/seymour-horace-1791-1851 |website=www.historyofparliamentonline.org}}</ref>

==Family==
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Seymour married, firstly, Elizabeth Malet Palk, daughter of Sir Lawrence Palk, 2nd Baronet and granddaughter of [[Sir Robert Palk, 1st Baronet|Sir Robert Palk]], on 15 May 1818. He married, secondly, Frances Selina Isabella Poyntz, daughter of [[William Stephen Poyntz]] and Hon. Elizabeth Mary Browne, in July 1835.<ref name="HoP"/> Frances was the widow of the 18th Baron Clinton and was a [[Lady of the Bedchamber]] to [[Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen|Queen Adelaide]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://simonkidner.co.uk/george_letters/george22.html|title=The appointment letters of John Durancé George, Dental Surgeon|website=Simon Kidner|access-date=11 January 2020}}</ref>


By his first wife he had three children;
By his first wife he had three children;

* Lt.-Col. Charles Francis Seymour (13 September 1819 – 5 November 1854), killed at the [[Battle of Inkerman]]
* Lt.-Col. Charles Francis Seymour (13 September 1819 – 5 November 1854), killed at the [[Battle of Inkerman]]
* [[Beauchamp Seymour, 1st Baron Alcester|Frederick Beauchamp Paget Seymour, 1st Baron Alcester]] (12 April 1821 – 30 March 1895)
* [[Beauchamp Seymour, 1st Baron Alcester|Frederick Beauchamp Paget Seymour, 1st Baron Alcester]] (12 April 1821 – 30 March 1895)
* [[Adelaide Spencer, Countess Spencer|Adelaide Horatia Elizabeth Seymour]] (27 January 1825 – 29 October 1877), who married [[Frederick Spencer, 4th Earl Spencer]], and was an ancestor of [[Diana, Princess of Wales]].
* [[Adelaide Spencer, Countess Spencer|Adelaide Horatia Elizabeth Seymour]] (27 January 1825 – 29 October 1877), who married [[Frederick Spencer, 4th Earl Spencer]]


==Ancestry==
==Ancestry==
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|6= 6. [[James Waldegrave, 2nd Earl Waldegrave]]
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|15= 15. Dorothy Clement
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|17= 17. Letitia Popham
|18= 18. Sir John Shorter (father of 29)
|19= 19. Elizabeth Philipps (mother of 29)
|20= 20. [[Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton]]
|21= 21. [[Isabella FitzRoy, Duchess of Grafton|Isabella Bennet, 2nd Countess of Arlington]]
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|23= 23. Rebecca Child
|24= 24. [[Henry Waldegrave, 1st Baron Waldegrave]]
|25= 25. [[Henrietta FitzJames]]
|26= 26. Sir John Webb, 3rd Baronet, of [[Odstock]]
|27= 27. The Hon. Barbara Belasyse
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== References ==
== References ==
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* {{cite web |last=Theroff |first=Paul |url=http://www.angelfire.com/realm/gotha/gotha/somerset |title=somerset<!-- Bot generated title --> |publisher=www.angelfire.com/realm/gotha/ (Paul Theroff’s Royal Genealogy Site) }}{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{Self-published source|date=November 2016}}{{Better source|date=November 2016}}


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Latest revision as of 23:34, 22 April 2024

For Sir Horace Seymour (1885–1978), see Horace James Seymour.

Horace Beauchamp Seymour (1791–1851)

Colonel Sir Horace Beauchamp Seymour KCH (22 November 1791 – 23 November 1851) was an English army officer and Tory politician.

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Horace Seymour was the son of Admiral Lord Hugh Seymour (son of Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford) and Lady Anne Horatia Waldegrave.

At the Battle of Waterloo, Seymour was aide-de-camp to the cavalry commander Lord Uxbridge and was reported to have killed more men at the battle than any other single individual. He carried the wounded Uxbridge from the battlefield, after he was hit by grapeshot from a cannon. Seymour later recalled that when hit Uxbridge cried out "I have got it at last," to which the Duke of Wellington replied "No? Have you, by God?"[1]

Going into politics as a Peelite, Seymour was Member of Parliament for Lisburn 1819–1826, Orford (1820), Bodmin (1826–1832), Midhurst (1841–45), Antrim (1845–1847), and Lisburn again, 1847–1851.[2]

Family

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Seymour married, firstly, Elizabeth Malet Palk, daughter of Sir Lawrence Palk, 2nd Baronet and granddaughter of Sir Robert Palk, on 15 May 1818. He married, secondly, Frances Selina Isabella Poyntz, daughter of William Stephen Poyntz and Hon. Elizabeth Mary Browne, in July 1835.[2] Frances was the widow of the 18th Baron Clinton and was a Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Adelaide.[3]

By his first wife he had three children;

Ancestry

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References

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  1. ^ A. McK. Annand, "COLONEL SIR HORACE SEYMOUR, K.C.H., M.P. (1791-1851)" in Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research, Vol. 47, No. 190 (Summer 1969), pp. 86-88
  2. ^ a b "Seymour, Horace Beauchamp (1791-1851), of 23 Bruton Street, Mdx. History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.
  3. ^ "The appointment letters of John Durancé George, Dental Surgeon". Simon Kidner. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Lisburn
1819–1826 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Orford
1820
With: John Douglas 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Bodmin
1826–1832
With: Davies Gilbert 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Midhurst
1841–1845 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Antrim
1845–1847
With: Nathaniel Alexander 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Lisburn
1847–1851 		Succeeded by


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