Charles Seale-Hayne
Charles Seale Hayne | |
|---|---|
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| Paymaster-General | |
| In office 18 August 1892 – 21 June 1895 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | William Gladstone The Earl of Rosebery |
| Preceded by | The Lord Windsor |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Hopetoun |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 October 1833 |
| Died | 22 November 1903 (aged 70) Mayfair, London |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal |
Charles Hayne Seale Hayne PC (22 October 1833 – 22 November 1903) of Fuge House in the parish of Blackawton and of Kingswear Castle, Dartmouth harbour, both in Devon, was a British businessman and Liberal politician, serving as Member of Parliament for Ashburton in Devon, from 1885 until his death in 1903.[2][3] He served as Paymaster-General between 1892 and 1895 in the Liberal administrations of William Gladstone and the Earl of Rosebery.
Political career[]
Called to the bar in 1857, Seale Hayne was Liberal Member of Parliament for Ashburton, Devon, from 1885 until his death in 1903.[4][5] He served under Gladstone and later the Earl of Rosebery as Paymaster-General from 1892 to 1895[6] and was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1892.[7] Apart from his political career he was also the first Chairman of the Dartmouth and Torbay Railway, and Lieutenant-Colonel of the 3rd Battalion (2nd Devon Militia), Devonshire Regiment, becoming its Honorary Colonel when he retired from the command in 1894.[8]
Personal life[]
Seale Hayne died in November 1903, aged 70, in Mayfair, London, and was buried in Kensal Green Cemetery.[9] In his will he endowed a farming and food science college near Newton Abbot. Seale-Hayne College opened in 1919, later becoming part of the University of Plymouth. The University's Charles Seale-Hayne Library is named in his honour.[10][11]
Notes[]
- ^ Burke, Sir Bernard, Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain, Vol.I, London, 1871, p.605.
- ^ "No. 25541". The London Gazette. 18 December 1885. p. 6133.
- ^ "leighrayment.com House of Commons: Arundel to Ayrshire South". Archived from the original on 20 December 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2009.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
- ^ "No. 25541". The London Gazette. 18 December 1885. p. 6133.
- ^ "leighrayment.com House of Commons: Arundel to Ayrshire South". Archived from the original on 20 December 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2009.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
- ^ hansard.millbanksystems.com Mr Charles Seale-Hayne
- ^ "No. 26320". The London Gazette. 26 August 1892. p. 4881.
- ^ Army List.
- ^ "kensalgreen.co.uk". Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2006.
- ^ "The Charles Seale-Hayne Library". University of Plymouth. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Building plaques". University of Plymouth. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
References[]
- Concise Dictionary of National Biography, 1932
External links[]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Charles Seale-Hayne
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