Captain Hugh de Grey Seymour, 6th Marquess of Hertford (22 October 1843 – 23 March 1912), styled Earl of Yarmouth from 1870 to 1884, was a British soldier, courtier and

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politician. He notably served as Comptroller of the Household between 1879 and 1880.

Background

A member of the

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headed by the

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, Seymour was born in

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, the eldest son of

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, by his wife Lady Emily Murray, daughter of

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. He was the grandson of Sir George Seymour and great-grandson of

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Military career

Seymour served in the

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, achieving the rank of captain. He was also Honorary Colonel of the

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and was awarded the

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. He was appointed an aide-de-camp to King

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in the

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list on 26 June 1902, with the regular rank of

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. He served as such until the King's death in 1910, and was re-appointed ADC to King

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from 1910 until his own death in 1912.

Political career

Seymour was returned to parliament as one of two representatives for Antrim in 1869. At the 1874 general election he was returned for South Warwickshire, a seat he held until 1880. In 1879 he was sworn of the Privy Council and appointed Comptroller of the Household under

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, a post he retained until the government fell the following year. In 1884 he succeeded his father in the marquessate and entered the

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. In 1905 Lord Hertford was appointed Lord-Lieutenant of Warwickshire, which he remained until his death. He was also a Justice of the Peace for

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. In 1906 he was appointed a Companion of the

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(CB).

Family

Lord Hertford married the Honourable Mary Hood, daughter of Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport, on 16 April 1868. They had eight children: *Lady Margaret Alice Seymour (1869–1901), married shipowner James Hainsworth Ismay and had issue * George Francis Alexander Seymour, 7th Marquess of Hertford (1871–1940) *Lady Emily Mary Seymour (1873–1948), married Reverend Reginald Walker and had issue *Lady Victoria Frederica Wilhelmina Georgina Seymour (1874–1960), married Charles Trafford and had issue *Lady Jane Edith Seymour (1877–?), married Major Hugh Carleton * Brigadier-General Lord Henry Charles Seymour (1878–1939), married Lady Helen Grosvenor, a daughter of the

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and had issue, including

Hugh Seymour, 8th Marquess of Hertford Hugh Edward Conway Seymour, 8th Marquess of Hertford (29 March 1930 – 22 December 1997) was the son of Brig.-Gen. Lord Henry Charles Seymour and Lady Helen Grosvenor. He was the grandson of both Hugh Seymour, 6th Marquess of Hertford and Hugh Gr ...

*Lord Edward Beauchamp Seymour (1879–1917), married Elfrida de Trafford *Commander Lord George Frederick Seymour (1881–1940), married Norah Skipworth and had issue The Marchioness of Hertford died in April 1909, aged 62, while on a voyage to Palestine. Lord Hertford died at

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, in March 1912, aged 68. He was succeeded in the marquessate by his eldest son, George.

References

External links

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