Baron Mottistone, of Mottistone in the
County of Southampton
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, is a title in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1933 for the soldier and
Liberal
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politician
J. E. B. Seely. He was the fourth son of
Sir Charles Seely, 1st Baronet, and the uncle of
The 1st Baron Sherwood.
The 4th Baron Mottistone succeeded his half-brother in 1966 (who in his turn had succeeded his elder brother in 1963). He notably served
Lord Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight from 1986 to 1995 and as the last governor of the
Isle of Wight
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between 1992 and 1995 and was succeeded by his son as the fifth baron, in 2011. In turn, the fifth baron was succeeded by his elder son in 2013.
Barons Mottistone (1933)
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John Edward Bernard "Jack" Seely, 1st Baron Mottistone (1868–1947)
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Henry John Alexander Seely, 2nd Baron Mottistone (1899–1963)
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Arthur Patrick William Seely, 3rd Baron Mottistone (1905–1966)
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David Peter Seely, 4th Baron Mottistone (1920–2011)
*Peter John Philip Seely, 5th Baron Mottistone (1949–2013)
*Christopher David Peter Seely, 6th Baron Mottistone (b. 1974)
The
heir presumptive
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is the present baron's younger brother Hon. Richard William Anthony Seely (b. 1988).
See also
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Seely Baronets, of Sherwood Lodge and Brooke House
Notes
References
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
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Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Noble titles created in 1933
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Seely family