Sir John Seymour (died 16 November 1663) was an English politician who sat in the

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from 1646 to 1648. Seymour was the son of Sir Thomas Seymour of

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.W R Williams (1898) ''Parliamentary History of Gloucester''
/ref> He was knighted at Greenwich on 9 April 1605. He succeeded to his father's estates in 1627, being then 40 years old or more. In November 1646, Seymour was elected

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for

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in the

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. He sat until 1648, when he was excluded under

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. He married the daughter of John Syms of Poundesford, Somerset. Seymour died in 1663 and was buried at the church of St Mary at

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, Gloucestershire, where there is a monument decorated with female supporters and weepers.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Seymour, John Year of birth missing 1663 deaths English MPs 1640–1648 Politicians from Gloucestershire People from South Gloucestershire District