Francis Seymour, of Sherborne, Dorset
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Francis Seymour was a British gentleman and politician, who owned an estate at Sherborne
, Dorset
He was a son of Sir Edward Seymour, 5th Baronet
and his wife Letitia Popham.
He married on 30 July 1728 his cousin Elizabeth Popham, Dowager Lady Hinchinbroke
(d. 20 March 1761), daughter of Alexander Popham, of Littlecote
, Wiltshire
, Member of Parliament, and great granddaughter of Colonel Alexander Popham
, by whom he had two children:
Seymour was returned as Member of Parliament
for Great Bedwyn
in 1734, and for Marlborough
in 1734, sitting for that constituency until 1741.
Sherborne
Sherborne is a market town in northwest Dorset, England. It is sited on the River Yeo, on the edge of the Blackmore Vale, east of Yeovil. The A30 road, which connects London to Penzance, runs through the town. The population of the town is 9,350 . 27.1% of the population is aged 65 or...
, Dorset
Dorset
Dorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974...
He was a son of Sir Edward Seymour, 5th Baronet
Sir Edward Seymour, 5th Baronet
Sir Edward Seymour, of Berry Pomeroy, 5th Baronet, MP was a British gentleman and politician.He was a son of Royalist and Tory politician Sir Edward Seymour, 4th Baronet and first wife Margaret Wale.-Family:...
and his wife Letitia Popham.
He married on 30 July 1728 his cousin Elizabeth Popham, Dowager Lady Hinchinbroke
Edward Montagu, Viscount Hinchingbrooke
Edward Richard Montagu, Viscount Hinchingbrooke was the eldest son of Edward Montagu, 3rd Earl of Sandwich and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of the Earl of Rochester....
(d. 20 March 1761), daughter of Alexander Popham, of Littlecote
Littlecote House
Littlecote House is a large Elizabethan country house and estate in the civil parishes of Ramsbury and Chilton Foliat in the English county of Wiltshire near to Hungerford. The estate includes 34 hectares of historic parklands and gardens, including a walled garden from the 17th and 18th centuries...
, Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
, Member of Parliament, and great granddaughter of Colonel Alexander Popham
Alexander Popham
Alexander Popham, of Littlecote, Wiltshire was an English politician. He is now remembered for his role as patron of the philosopher John Locke....
, by whom he had two children:
- a daughter Seymour, m. John Hyde
- Henry SeymourHenry Seymour (Redland)-Life:Seymour was the eldest son of Francis Seymour, of Sherborne, Dorset. He was educated at New College. In January 1746/7, he inherited the estate of East Knoyle from his uncle, William.In 1753, Seymour married Lady Caroline Cowper -Life:Seymour was the eldest son of Francis Seymour, of...
, of Redland Court, GloucestershireGloucestershireGloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
(1729–1807)
Seymour was returned as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Great Bedwyn
Great Bedwyn (UK Parliament constituency)
Great Bedwyn was a parliamentary borough in Wiltshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1832, when the borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-1295–1640:-1640–1832:Notes...
in 1734, and for Marlborough
Marlborough (UK Parliament constituency)
Marlborough was a parliamentary borough in Wiltshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1868, and then one member from 1868 until 1885, when the borough was abolished.e-1295-1640:-1640-1868:...
in 1734, sitting for that constituency until 1741.