Brigadier-GeneralEdward Hamilton Seymour, 16th Duke of Somerset, KBE, CB, CMG (12 May 1860[1] – 5 May 1931) was the son of Reverend Francis Payne Seymour and Jane Margaret Dallas. His father was the great-grandson of Lord Francis Seymour. He was also a baronet.
Seymour transferred to the Army Ordnance Department in 1896, and was promoted to major (ordnance officer, 3rd class) on 7 April 1898. In 1900 he served at the Royal Army Clothing Depot, with the temporary rank of lieutenant-colonel (ordnance officer, 2nd class) from 4 January 1900.[2] He eventually became Inspector of Army Ordnance Services, and retired from the army in 1918.
Seymour established his claim to the dukedom in 1925, the 15th Duke of Somerset having died without issue in 1923. He was the great-great-grandson of the Very Reverend Lord Francis Seymour, fourth and youngest son of the 8th Duke.
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edward, seymour, 16th, duke, somerset, brigadier, general, edward, hamilton, seymour, 16th, duke, somerset, 1860, 1931, reverend, francis, payne, seymour, jane, margaret, dallas, father, great, grandson, lord, francis, seymour, also, baronet, contents, life, a. Brigadier General Edward Hamilton Seymour 16th Duke of Somerset KBE CB CMG 12 May 1860 1 5 May 1931 was the son of Reverend Francis Payne Seymour and Jane Margaret Dallas His father was the great grandson of Lord Francis Seymour He was also a baronet Contents 1 Life 2 Ancestry 3 References 4 Sources 5 External linksLife editSeymour was educated at Blundell s School and the Royal Military College Sandhurst and joined the Dublin Fusiliers in 1880 On 28 July 1881 Seymour married Rowena Wall a daughter of George Wall of Colombo Ceylon Together they had one son Evelyn Seymour 17th Duke of Somerset born on 1 May 1882 Rowena died on 13 November 1950 Seymour transferred to the Army Ordnance Department in 1896 and was promoted to major ordnance officer 3rd class on 7 April 1898 In 1900 he served at the Royal Army Clothing Depot with the temporary rank of lieutenant colonel ordnance officer 2nd class from 4 January 1900 2 He eventually became Inspector of Army Ordnance Services and retired from the army in 1918 Seymour established his claim to the dukedom in 1925 the 15th Duke of Somerset having died without issue in 1923 He was the great great grandson of the Very Reverend Lord Francis Seymour fourth and youngest son of the 8th Duke Ancestry editAncestors of Edward Seymour 16th Duke of SomersetLord Francis Seymour fourth son of the 8th Duke of SomersetColonel Francis Compton SeymourCatherine PayneCaptain Francis Edward Seymour RNGeorge PerkinsLeonora PerkinsReverend Francis Payne SeymourCharles CookeElizabeth CookeEdward Seymour 16th Duke of SomersetRobert DallasRobert Charles DallasSarah Elizabeth CormackReverend Alexander Robert Charles DallasThomas HardingSarah HardingJane Margaret DallasRobert FergusonRobert FergusonMary Anne FergusonReferences edit Dallas Anne B 1872 Incidents in the Life and Ministry of the Rev Alex R C Dallas No 27164 The London Gazette 13 February 1900 p 1002 Sources editObituary of the Duke of Somerset The Times dated 22 October 1923 p 14 Issue 43478 col D External links editPeerage of EnglandPreceded byAlgernon Seymour Duke of Somerset1923 1931 Succeeded byEvelyn Seymour nbsp This biography of a duke or duchess in the peerage of England is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edward Seymour 16th Duke of Somerset amp oldid 1211757262, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
