Brigadier-GeneralEdward Hamilton Seymour, 16th Duke of Somerset,
KBE,
CB,
CMG (12 May 1860[1] – 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.
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.[2] 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