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Michael Seymour (other) (1867–1925), Royal Navy officer
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Michael Seymour may refer to: *Sir Michael Seymour, 1st Baronet (1768–1834), British naval commander *Michael Seymour (Royal Navy officer, born 1802) (1802–1887), British naval commander, son of the above * Michael Seymour (production designer) (1932–2018), production designer * Michael Seymour (cricketer), South African cricketer commonly known as Kelly * Michael Hobart Seymour (1800–1874), Anglo-Irish Protestant clergyman and religious controversialist See also *Sir Michael Culme-Seymour, 3rd Baronet (1836–1920), Royal Navy officer *Sir Michael Culme-Seymour, 4th Baronet Vice Admiral Sir Michael Culme-Seymour, 4th Baronet (29 August 1867 – 2 April 1925) was an officer of the Royal Navy. A member of a substantial naval dynasty, he served during the First World War, commanding a ship at the Battle of Jutland i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Michael Seymour, 1st Baronet
Sir Michael Seymour, 1st Baronet KCB (8 November 1768 – 9 July 1834) was an officer of the Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against .... He served during the French Revolutionary Wars, French Revolutionary and the Napoleonic Wars, eventually rising to the rank of Admiral (Royal Navy), rear-admiral. Family and early life Seymour was born in Pallas, County Limerick on 8 November 1768, the second son of Reverend John Seymour and his wife Griselda. He joined the navy at the age of 12, serving as a midshipman aboard the sloop-of-war , in the English Channel, under Captain James Luttrell. Seymour moved with Luttrell to in 1781. The ''Portland'' was then serving as the flagship of Rear-Admiral Richard Edwards (c.1715–1795), Richard Edwards, then the commander ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Seymour (Royal Navy Officer, Born 1802)
Admiral Sir Michael Seymour, GCB (3 December 1802 – 23 February 1887), was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth. Naval career Born the third son of Admiral Sir Michael Seymour, 1st Baronet,Laughton, J. K.. "Seymour, Sir Michael (1802–1887)". ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (2004 ed.). Oxford University Press. . Michael Seymour entered the Royal Navy in 1813. He was made lieutenant in 1822, commander in 1824 and was posted captain in 1826. From 1833 to 1835 he was captain of the survey ship HMS ''Challenger'', and was wrecked in her off the coast of Chile. In 1841 he was given command of HMS ''Britannia'' and then of HMS ''Powerful''. In 1845 he took over HMS ''Vindictive''. From 1851 to 1854 he was Commodore Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard. In 1854 he served under Sir Charles Napier in the Baltic during the Crimean War. He was promoted to Rear-Admiral that same year and, when the Baltic campaign was resumed in 1855 u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Seymour (production Designer)
Michael Edmund Seymour (1932 – 9 December 2018) was a British production designer. He won a BAFTA and was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for his work on the 1979 film ''Alien Alien primarily refers to: * Alien (law), a person in a country who is not a national of that country ** Enemy alien, the above in times of war * Extraterrestrial life, life which does not originate from Earth ** Specifically, intelligent extrater ...''. Seymour died on 9 December 2018 at the age of 86. References External links * * 1932 births 2018 deaths Best Production Design BAFTA Award winners British film designers Mass media people from Southampton {{UK-film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Seymour (cricketer)
Michael Arthur "Kelly" Seymour (5 June 1936 – 17 February 2019) was a South African cricketer who played in seven Test matches between 1963 and 1970. Career A lower-order right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler, Seymour made his first-class debut for Western Province against South African Universities in 1960–61. In his next match, while studying medicine at the University of Cape Town, he played for South African Universities against the New Zealand touring side in Pretoria in 1961–62, taking 7 for 80 and 5 for 72, which remained his career-best innings and match figures. Seeking a replacement off-spinner for the retired Hugh Tayfield, the national selectors chose him later in the same tour for a South African Colts XI against the New Zealanders and, after a reasonably successful season in 1962–63 (15 wickets at 33.66), for the tour to Australia and New Zealand in 1963–64. He took 15 wickets at 33.06 in the matches leading up to the First Test in Brisb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Hobart Seymour
Michael Hobart Seymour (1800–1874) was an Anglo-Irish Protestant clergyman and religious controversialist. Life He was born on 29 September 1800, the sixth son of John Crossley Seymour, vicar of Caherelly (d. 19 May 1831), who married in January 1789 Catherine, eldest daughter and coheiress of Rev. Edward Wight, rector of Meelick in Limerick. Aaron Crossley Hobart Seymour was his brother. In 1823 he graduated B.A. of Trinity College, Dublin, and proceeded M.A. in 1832. He was admitted ''ad eundem'' at Oxford on 2 June 1836, and ''comitatis causa'' on 26 October 1865. Seymour was ordained deacon in 1823 and priest in 1824. The first thirty-four years of his life were passed in Ireland in clerical work. He was also secretary to the Irish Protestant Association. An untiring polemicist, he became very unpopular in Ireland, and about 1834 migrated to England. For several years he was evening lecturer at St George the Martyr, Southwark, afternoon lecturer at St Anne, Blackfriars, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Michael Culme-Seymour, 3rd Baronet
Admiral Sir Michael Culme-Seymour, 3rd Baronet (13 March 1836 – 11 October 1920) was a senior Royal Navy officer. On 17 September 1880 he became 3rd Baronet, on the death of his father. The Culme-Seymours were relatives of the Seymour family, his father having added his wife's family name – Culme – to his own following her death. Naval career Culme-Seymour was born in Northchurch, Berkhamsted 13 March 1836, the son of Sir John Hobart Culme-Seymour, 2nd Baronet (1800–1880) and his wife Elizabeth Culme, daughter of Reverend Thomas Culme.Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2008, 'SEYMOUR, Sir Michael Culme-’; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 He entered the Navy in 1850, and in 1856 served as mate in , flagship of the East Indies squadron, which was involved in the Second Opium War. The fleet was commanded by Rear-Admiral Sir Michael Seymour (his uncle), while ''Calcutta'' was commanded by William King-Hall. On 25 May ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
