Sir Henry Seymour, 1st Baronet
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Sir Henry Seymour, 1st Baronet MP (20 October 1674 – April 1714) was a British gentleman and politician.
He was a Member of Parliament for East Looe
from 1699 to 1710. He was created 1st Baronet Seymour, of Langley, on 4 July 1681. He died in London
in 1714.
He bought Langley Park
in 1669, and it was sold in 1714 to Samuel Masham, 1st Baron Masham
.
, of Langley, Buckinghamshire
(1612 – 9 March 1686), Groom of the Bedchamber, and second wife Ursula Austen, daughter of Sir Robert Austen, 1st Baronet, and wife, and widow of George Stawale, and paternal grandson of Sir Edward Seymour, 2nd Baronet
, and wife Dorothy Killegrew.
He died unmarried and without issue.
He was a Member of Parliament for East Looe
East Looe (UK Parliament constituency)
East Looe was a parliamentary borough represented in the House of Commons of England from 1571 to 1707, in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1797 to 1800, and finally in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 until its abolition in 1832. It elected two Members of Parliament ...
from 1699 to 1710. He was created 1st Baronet Seymour, of Langley, on 4 July 1681. He died in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
in 1714.
He bought Langley Park
Langley Park
Langley Park can refer to as:LANGLEY* Langley Park, County Durham, England* Langley Park, Maryland, United States** Langley Park , an estate listed on the National Register of Historic Places...
in 1669, and it was sold in 1714 to Samuel Masham, 1st Baron Masham
Samuel Masham, 1st Baron Masham
Samuel Masham, 1st Baron Masham , was a courtier in the court of Queen Anne, and the husband of her favourite, Abigail Masham , Baroness Masham....
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Family
He was the second son of 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
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
(1612 – 9 March 1686), Groom of the Bedchamber, and second wife Ursula Austen, daughter of Sir Robert Austen, 1st Baronet, and wife, and widow of George Stawale, and paternal grandson of Sir Edward Seymour, 2nd Baronet
Sir Edward Seymour, 2nd Baronet
Sir Edward Seymour, of Berry Pomeroy, 2nd Baronet , 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...
, and wife Dorothy Killegrew.
He died unmarried and without issue.