George Hamilton Seymour

Sir George Hamilton Seymour GCB GCH PC (21 September 1797 – 2 February 1880) was a British diplomat.

Seymour was the son of Lord George Seymour and his wife Isabella, daughter of Rev. George Hamilton. In 1831 he married Gertrude, daughter of Henry Trevor (who later became General Lord Dacre); they had seven children (including the cricketer Alfred Seymour). His daughter, Augusta Emily Seymour, married Hugh Cholmondeley, 2nd Baron Delamere of Vale Royal (b. 3 Oct 1811, d. 1 Aug 1887).[1] He died in February 1880, aged 82.[2]

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  1. ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.
  2. ^ Rt. Hon. Sir George Hamilton Seymour, thepeerage.com
  •   This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain"Seymour, George Hamilton". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
  • "No. 18741". The London Gazette. 5 November 1830. p. 2312.
  • "No. 19328". The London Gazette. 27 November 1835. p. 2222.
  • "No. 20683". The London Gazette. 15 December 1846. p. 5855.
  • "No. 21204". The London Gazette. 29 April 1851. p. 1138.
  • "No. 21819". The London Gazette. 27 November 1855. p. 4440.
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Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
unknown
Principal Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
1822
Succeeded by
Preceded byas Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary Minister Resident to the Grand Duke of Tuscany
1830–1835
Succeeded by
Preceded by Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of the Belgians
1836–1845
Succeeded by
Preceded by Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Her Most Faithful Majesty (the Queen of Portugal)
1846–1851
Succeeded by
Preceded by Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of St Petersburgh
1851–1854
Suspended
due to the Crimean War
Title next held by
Lord Wodehouse from 1856
Preceded by Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Emperor of Austria
1855–1858
Succeeded by