William Digby Seymour (1805–1872) [1] was a merchant in London [2] and a Whig politician.
He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Kingston upon Hull at a by-election in August 1854, [3] after the constituency's writ had been suspended for a year following a void election in 1852. [1] At the hustings he proclaimed himself a supporter of free trade, the secret ballot, an extension of the franchise, and of religious freedom and toleration. [4]
He held the seat until the 1857 general election, when he did not stand again, [5] and Hull was contested unsuccessfully by his namesake William Digby Seymour. [5]