Lord William Seymour (British Army officer)

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Lord William Frederick Ernest Seymour
General Lord William Frederick Ernest Seymour KCVO.png
Born8 December 1838
Died9 February 1915 (1915-02-10) (aged 76)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
RankGeneral
Battles/warsCrimean War
Anglo-Egyptian War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order

General Lord William Frederick Ernest Seymour KCVO (8 December 1838 – 9 February 1915), known as William Seymour until 1871, was a senior British Army officer.

Military career[]

Born the son of Admiral Sir George Francis Seymour, Seymour served in the Crimean War in 1854 and in the Anglo-Egyptian War in 1882.[1] He became General Officer Commanding South-Eastern District in February 1891[2] and Commander of the British Troops in Canada in 1898.[3] From November 1901 to 1902, he served as acting Military Secretary in the absence of Ian Hamilton. He became Lieutenant of the Tower of London on 1 September 1902,[4] and retired in 1905.[1] He was also Colonel-in-Chief of the Coldstream Guards.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b 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. ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  3. ^ "No. 26977". The London Gazette. 14 June 1898. p. 3632.
  4. ^ "No. 27470". The London Gazette. 2 September 1902. p. 5679.
  5. ^ National Portrait Gallery
Military offices
Preceded by GOC South-Eastern District
1891–1896 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander of the British Troops in Canada
1898–1900 		Vacant
Title next held by
Sir Charles Parsons
Preceded by Colonel of the Coldstream Guards
1911–1915 		Succeeded by
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