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. 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]

References

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.

External links

• Portraits of George Hamilton Seymour at the National Portrait Gallery, London
• Portrait of Sir George Hamilton Seymour by Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller in the British Government Art Collection

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by unknown	Principal Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs 1822	Succeeded by Lord George Bentinck
Preceded by Lord Burghersh as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary	Minister Resident to the Grand Duke of Tuscany 1830–1835	Succeeded by Ralph Abercromby
Preceded by Robert Adair	Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of the Belgians 1836–1845	Succeeded by Lord Howard de Walden
Preceded by Lord Howard de Walden	Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Her Most Faithful Majesty (the Queen of Portugal) 1846–1851	Succeeded by Sir Richard Pakenham
Preceded by John Bloomfield	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 The Earl of Westmorland	Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Emperor of Austria 1855–1858	Succeeded by Lord Augustus Loftus