Edward Seymour 12th Duke of Somerset Politician

Edward Adolphus Seymour (later St. Maur), 12th Duke of Somerset, etc. KG, PC (Piccadilly, London, 20 December 1804 – Stover Lodge, near Torquay, 28 November 1885), styled Baron Seymour until 1855, was a British Whig aristocrat and politician, who served in various cabinet positions in the mid-19th century, including that of First Lord of the Admiralty.

Personal facts

Edward Seymour 12th Duke of Somerset
Birth dateDecember 20, 1804
Nationality
British people
Date of deathNovember 28, 1885
Education
Christ Church Oxford
Spouse
Georgiana Seymour Duchess of Somerset

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Office holder

monarch
Queen Victoria
party
Whigs (British political party)
prime minister
John Russell 1st Earl Russell
successor
John Manners 7th Duke of Rutland
John Pakington 1st Baron Hampton

Edward Seymour 12th Duke of Somerset on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.angelfire.com/realm/gotha/gotha/somerset.html