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Alfred Seymour

British politician

Summary

British politician

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occupation	British Liberal Party politician
years_active	*Member of Parliament January 1863 until 1868;
known_for	Member of Parliament (MP) for Totnes

House of Commons 1864-1874

Alfred Seymour MP, JP (11 November 1824 – 15 March 1888), of Knoyle House, East Knoyle, Wiltshire, and of Trent, Dorset, was a British Liberal Party politician.

Background

He was a son of Henry Seymour of Knoyle House, Wiltshire, of Trent and of Northbrook and wife Jane Hopkinson, and brother of Henry Danby Seymour of Trent.

Career

He was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Totnes at a by-election in January 1863, and held the seat until the borough was disenfranchised in 1868.{{cite book |orig-date=1977

Seymour was also a Justice of the Peace. He succeeded in Knoyle House, Wiltshire, in 1863.

Family

He married on 18 August 1866 Isabella Leighton (d. 7 April 1911), daughter of Sir Baldwyn Leighton, 8th Baronet, and wife, and widow of Beriah Botfield of Hopton Court, Shropshire, Member of Parliament. They had one daughter, Jane Margaret Seymour (14 March 1873 – 5 August 1943), unmarried and without issue.

References

(August 2, 1869). "Representation of Salisbury". [[The Daily Telegraph]].
Craig, op. cit., page 267

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