On 3 October 1694, he took command as Colonel of the former Lord Cutts' Regiment of Foot. It was converted to a Marine regiment on 31 July 1698; he remained in command until it was disbanded on 20 May 1699. From 1 March 1701 until 12 February 1702 he was Colonel of the former Sir Edward Dering's Regiment of Foot, and was then appointed Colonel of The Queen's Regiment of Foot. He commanded it until 25 December 1717; it was a Marine regiment from 1703 until 1710. On 1 June 1702, he was appointed Brigadier-General of the Marine Regiments, which had that year been reformed for the War of the Spanish Succession.
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^Cruickshanks, Eveline; D. W. Hayton; Stuart Handley (2002). The House of Commons, 1690–1715. Cambridge University Press. p. 445. ISBN9780521772211.
william, seymour, british, army, officer, born, 1664, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, march, 2013, learn, when. This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations March 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Lieutenant General William Seymour 8 February 1664 9 or 10 February 1728 was a British soldier and politician He was the second son of Sir Edward Seymour 4th Baronet the prominent Tory He served successively as Member of Parliament for Cockermouth Totnes and Newport Isle of Wight 1 William SeymourBorn 1664 02 08 8 February 1664Died9 or 10 February 1728 1728 02 10 aged 64 AllegianceGreat BritainService wbr branchBritish ArmyRankLieutenant GeneralRelationsSir Edward Seymour 4th Baronet father On 3 October 1694 he took command as Colonel of the former Lord Cutts Regiment of Foot It was converted to a Marine regiment on 31 July 1698 he remained in command until it was disbanded on 20 May 1699 From 1 March 1701 until 12 February 1702 he was Colonel of the former Sir Edward Dering s Regiment of Foot and was then appointed Colonel of The Queen s Regiment of Foot He commanded it until 25 December 1717 it was a Marine regiment from 1703 until 1710 On 1 June 1702 he was appointed Brigadier General of the Marine Regiments which had that year been reformed for the War of the Spanish Succession References Edit Cruickshanks Eveline D W Hayton Stuart Handley 2002 The House of Commons 1690 1715 Cambridge University Press p 445 ISBN 9780521772211 External links Editregiments org Leigh Rayment s Peerage PagesParliament of EnglandPreceded bySir Charles Gerard BtGoodwin Wharton Member of Parliament for Cockermouth1698 1702 With George Fletcher 1698 1702Thomas Lamplugh 1701 1702 Succeeded byThomas LamplughJames StanhopePreceded byThomas CoulsonSir Christopher Musgrave Bt Member of Parliament for Totnes1702 1705 With Thomas Coulson Succeeded byThomas CoulsonSir Humphrey MackworthParliament of Great BritainPreceded byWilliam StephensJohn Richmond Webb Member of Parliament for Newport1710 1713 With William Stephens Succeeded byWilliam StephensJohn Richmond WebbMilitary officesPreceded byJohn Cutts Colonel of William Seymour s Regiment of Foot Regiment of Marines 1698 1694 1699 DisbandedPreceded byThe Marquis de Puisar Colonel of William Seymour s Regiment of Foot1701 1702 Succeeded byThe Duke of MarlboroughPreceded byHenry Trelawny Colonel of The Queen s Regiment of Foot Regiment of Marines 1703 1710 1702 1717 Succeeded byHon Henry Berkeley nbsp nbsp This article about a 17th century Member of the Parliament of England up to 1707 is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This article about an 18th century Member of the Parliament of England up to 1707 is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a Member of the Parliament of Great Britain 1707 1800 representing an English constituency is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to the British Army is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Seymour British Army officer born 1664 amp oldid 1164913887, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
