Edward Seymour, 16th Duke of Somerset

Seymour in 1925

Brigadier-General Edward Hamilton Seymour, 16th Duke of Somerset, KBE, CB, CMG (12 May 1860 – 5 May 1931) was the son of Reverend Francis Payne Seymour and Jane Margaret Dallas. His father was the great-grandson of Lord Francis Seymour. He was also a baronet.

Life

Seymour was educated at Blundell's School and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, and joined the Dublin Fusiliers in 1880.

On 28 July 1881, Seymour married Rowena Wall, a daughter of George Wall, of Colombo, Ceylon. Together, they had one son: Evelyn Seymour, 17th Duke of Somerset, born on 1 May 1882. Rowena died on 13 November 1950.

Seymour transferred to the Army Ordnance Department in 1896, and was promoted to major (ordnance officer, 3rd class) on 7 April 1898. In 1900 he served at the Royal Army Clothing Depot, with the temporary rank of lieutenant-colonel (ordnance officer, 2nd class) from 4 January 1900. He eventually became Inspector of Army Ordnance Services, and retired from the army in 1918.

Seymour established his claim to the dukedom in 1925, the 15th Duke of Somerset having died without issue in 1923. He was the great-great-grandson of the Very Reverend Lord Francis Seymour, fourth and youngest son of the 8th Duke.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Edward Seymour, 16th Duke of Somerset

Lord Francis Seymour, fourth son of the 8th Duke of Somerset Colonel Francis Compton Seymour Catherine Payne Captain Francis Edward Seymour RN George Perkins Leonora Perkins Reverend Francis Payne Seymour Charles Cooke Elizabeth Cooke Edward Seymour, 16th Duke of Somerset Robert Dallas Robert Charles Dallas Sarah Elizabeth Cormack Reverend Alexander Robert Charles Dallas Thomas Harding Sarah Harding Jane Margaret Dallas Robert Ferguson Robert Ferguson Mary Anne Ferguson

Sources

• Obituary of the Duke of Somerset, The Times dated 22 October 1923 (p. 14; Issue 43478; col D)