Alfred Seymour MP, JP (11 November 1824 – 15 March 1888), of Knoyle House,

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, Wiltshire, and of

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, Dorset, was a British

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politician.

Background

He was a son of Henry Seymour of Knoyle House, Wiltshire, of Trent and of Northbrook and wife Jane Hopkinson, and brother of Henry Danby Seymour of Trent.

Career

He was elected as a

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(MP) for

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at a by-election in January 1863, and held the seat until the borough was disenfranchised in 1868. He returned to the

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the following year, when he was elected at a by-election for

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, and held that seat until his defeat at the 1874 general election.Craig, op. cit., page 267 Seymour was also a

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. He succeeded in Knoyle House, Wiltshire, in 1863.

Family

He married on 18 August 1866 Isabella Leighton (d. 7 April 1911), daughter of

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, and wife, and widow of Beriah Botfield of Hopton Court,

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, Member of Parliament, and had one daughter: *Jane Margaret Seymour (14 March 1873 – 5 August 1943), unmarried and without issue

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Seymour, Alfred 1824 births 1888 deaths Alfred Seymour, of Knoyle House, Wiltshire, and of Trent Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1859–1865 UK MPs 1865–1868 UK MPs 1868–1874