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William Seymour
Born(1664-02-08)8 February 1664
Died9 or 10 February 1728(1728-02-10) (aged 64)
AllegianceGreat Britain
Service/branchBritish Army
RankLieutenant-General
RelationsSir Edward Seymour, 4th Baronet (father)

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]

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

  1. ^ Cruickshanks, Eveline; D. W. Hayton; Stuart Handley (2002). The House of Commons, 1690–1715. Cambridge University Press. p. 445. ISBN 9780521772211.

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Parliament of England Preceded bySir Charles Gerard, BtGoodwin Wharton Member of Parliament for Cockermouth 1698–1702 With: George Fletcher 1698–1702Thomas Lamplugh 1701–1702 Succeeded byThomas LamplughJames Stanhope Preceded byThomas CoulsonSir Christopher Musgrave, Bt Member of Parliament for Totnes 1702–1705 With: Thomas Coulson Succeeded byThomas CoulsonSir Humphrey Mackworth Parliament of Great Britain Preceded byWilliam StephensJohn Richmond Webb Member of Parliament for Newport 1710–1713 With: William Stephens Succeeded byWilliam StephensJohn Richmond Webb Military offices Preceded byJohn Cutts Colonel of William Seymour's Regiment of Foot(Regiment of Marines 1698) 1694–1699 Disbanded Preceded byThe Marquis de Puisar Colonel of William Seymour's Regiment of Foot 1701–1702 Succeeded byThe Duke of Marlborough Preceded byHenry Trelawny Colonel of The Queen's Regiment of Foot(Regiment of Marines 1703–1710) 1702–1717 Succeeded byHon. Henry Berkeley


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