Sir Edward Seymour, 2nd Baronet
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Sir Edward Seymour, of Berry Pomeroy
, 2nd Baronet (d. 1659 - interred 5 October 1659), MP, was a British gentleman and politician.
He was the son of Sir Edward Seymour, 1st Baronet
, and wife Elizabeth Champernowne and a descendant of Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset
, in the senior line. (Because of the adultery of the Duke's first wife, the Dukedom had been entailed with preference to his sons by his second marriage.)
He was a Member of Parliament for Prenryn
(1601), Launceston
(1604), Lyme Regis
(1614), Devon
(1621), Callington
(1624) and Totnes
(1625) .
Berry Pomeroy
Berry Pomeroy is a village and civil parish in the South Hams district of Devon, England, about two miles east of Totnes. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 973...
, 2nd Baronet (d. 1659 - interred 5 October 1659), MP, was a British gentleman and politician.
He was the son of Sir Edward Seymour, 1st Baronet
Sir Edward Seymour, 1st Baronet
Sir Edward Seymour, of Berry Pomeroy, 1st Baronet was Member of Parliament for Devon, twice High Sheriff of Devon for Devon and an Army Colonel....
, and wife Elizabeth Champernowne and a descendant of Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset
Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset
Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, 1st Earl of Hertford, 1st Viscount Beauchamp of Hache, KG, Earl Marshal was Lord Protector of England in the period between the death of Henry VIII in 1547 and his own indictment in 1549....
, in the senior line. (Because of the adultery of the Duke's first wife, the Dukedom had been entailed with preference to his sons by his second marriage.)
He was a Member of Parliament for Prenryn
Penryn (UK Parliament constituency)
Penryn was a parliamentary borough in Cornwall, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of England from 1553 until 1707, to the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and finally to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to until 1832...
(1601), Launceston
Launceston (UK Parliament constituency)
Launceston, also known at some periods as Dunheved, was a parliamentary constituency in Cornwall which returned two Members of Parliament to the British House of Commons from 1295 until 1832, and one member from 1832 until 1918...
(1604), Lyme Regis
Lyme Regis (UK Parliament constituency)
Lyme Regis was a parliamentary borough in Dorset, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1832, and then one member from 1832 until 1868, when the borough was abolished.-1295-1629:...
(1614), Devon
Devon (UK Parliament constituency)
Devon was a parliamentary constituency covering the county of Devon in England. It was represented by two Knights of the Shire, in the House of Commons of England until 1707, then of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and finally the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from...
(1621), Callington
Callington (UK Parliament constituency)
Callington was a rotten borough in Cornwall which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in the English and later British Parliament from 1585 to 1832, when it was abolished by the Reform Act 1832.-History:...
(1624) and Totnes
Totnes (UK Parliament constituency)
Totnes is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament , using the first-past-the-post voting system....
(1625) .
Family
On 15 December 1600 he married Dorothy Killegrew (d. 30 June 1643), daughter of Sir Henry Killegrew, of Laroch, and wife, by whom he had seven children:- Sir Edward Seymour, 3rd BaronetSir Edward Seymour, 3rd BaronetSir Edward Seymour, 3rd Baronet , was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1688...
(1610–1688) - Henry SeymourHenry Seymour (Langley)Henry Seymour of Langley , was a British Royalist.Seymour was the second son of Sir Edward Seymour, 2nd Baronet, and was a Page of Honour to Charles I, who granted him a reversion as Comptroller of the Customs in 1638...
, of Langley, Buckinghamshire (1612 - 9 March 1686), Groom of the Bedchamber, married firstly to his relative Elizabeth Killgrew, daughter of Sir Joseph Killgrew and wife, and former wife of William Barrat, by whom he had no issue, and married secondly to Ursula Austen, daughter of Sir Robert Austen, 1st Baronet, and wife, and widow of George Stawale, by whom he had one son:- Sir Henry Seymour, of Langley, 1st Baronet (1674–1714)
- Thomas Seymour, married to Anne Anderson, daughter of Sir Richard Anderson, of Penley, HertfordshireHertfordshireHertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
(d. 1661), and wife Mary Spencer (1588–1658), daughter of Robert Spencer, 1st Baron Spencer, and wife Margaret Willoughby, without issue - Sir Joseph Seymour (11 October 1643), married to Bridget Anderson, daughter of Sir Richard Anderson, of Penley, Hertfordshire (d. 1661), and wife Mary Spencer (1588–1658), daughter of Robert Spencer, 1st Baron Spencer, and wife Margaret Willoughby, without issue
- Elizabeth Seymour (d. 3 September 1669), married firstly to Francis Courtenay, 23rd Earl of Devon, by whom she had issue, and married secondly to Sir Amos Meredyth, 1st Baronet, of AshleyAshley, CheshireAshley is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 261. The village is at a crossroads close to the border of Cheshire with Greater Manchester, and is just to the south...
, CheshireCheshireCheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
(d. 5 December 1669, interred St. Patrick'sSt. Patrick'sSt. Patrick's or Saint Patrick's may refer to:*Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland**Saint Patrick's Day, named after the saint**St. Patrick's Blue, the saint's colour*St...
, Dublin, 10 December 1669) - Mary Seymour (interred 5 March 1680), married to Sir Jonathan Trelawny, 2nd BaronetSir Jonathan Trelawny, 2nd BaronetSir Jonathan Trelawny, 2nd Baronet , of Trelawny in Cornwall, was an English Member of Parliament.He was the fourth child and eldest son of Sir John Trelawny, 1st Baronet, High Sheriff of Cornwall, and succeeded to the baronetcy on 16 February 1664.He entered Parliament in 1660 as member for East...
, son of Sir John Trelawny, 1st BaronetSir John Trelawny, 1st BaronetSir John Trelawny, 1st Baronet was a Cornish baronet and soldier from Trelawne, Cornwall. He was High Sheriff of Cornwall.-Parliament:... - Margaret Seymour, married to Francis Trelawny, son of Sir John Trelawny, 1st Baronet