Henry Ker Seymer

Summary

Henry Ker Seymer (1807 – 28 May 1864)[1] was a British Conservative politician.

Henry Ker Seymer
Member of Parliament
for Dorset
In office
19 February 1846 – 28 May 1864
Serving with Henry Portman (1857–1864)
Henry Sturt (1856–1864)
John Floyer (1846–1857)
George Bankes (1846–1856)
Preceded byAnthony Ashley-Cooper
Henry Sturt
George Bankes
Succeeded byHenry Sturt
Henry Portman
John Floyer
Personal details
Born1807
Died (aged 56)
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative

Seymer was first elected Conservative MP for Dorset, alongside John Floyer, at a by-election in 1846—caused by the resignations of Anthony Ashley-Cooper and Henry Sturt—and held the seat until his death in 1864.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Rayment, Leigh (13 June 2017). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "D"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 31 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. pp. 380–381. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.

External links edit

  • Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Mr Henry Seymer
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Dorset
1846–1864
With: Henry Portman (1857–1864)
Henry Sturt (1856–1864)
John Floyer (1846–1857)
George Bankes (1846–1856)
Succeeded by