Seymour Thomas Bathurst (27 October 1793 – 10 April 1834) was an English politician and soldier who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for St Germans from 1818 to 1826.
Seymour Thomas Bathurst | |
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| Member of Parliament for St Germans | |
| In office 17 June 1818 – 2 June 1826 | |
| Preceded by | William Henry Pringle |
| Succeeded by | Charles Ross |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 October 1793 |
| Died | 10 April 1834 (aged 40) |
| Political party | Tory |
| Spouse |
Julia Hankey (m. 1829) |
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| Parent(s) | Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst Georgina Lennox |
| Education | Eton College |
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Early life and education
editSeymour Thomas Bathurst was born in 1793 as the third son[1] of Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst and Georgina Lennox, daughter of Lord George Lennox and a descendant of King Charles II.[2] He was educated at Eton College from 1808 to 1811.[2]
Career
editMilitary
editBathurst became an Ensign in 1814 in the Grenadier Guards,[3] and Captain in 1821, before he became a Major in 1823 and then a Lieutenant Colonel in 1825.[2] He was the inspecting field officer of militia, Ionian Isles from 1825 to 1828.[2] He fought at the battle of Waterloo in 1815.[4]
Political
editBathurst was elected to Parliament at the 1818 general election for the constituency of St Germans.[2] He was reelected at the 1820 general election, before he retired at the 1826 general election.[2]
Personal life and death
editBathurst married Julia Hankey, the daughter of John Peter Hankey[5] and niece of Chief Secretary Sir Frederick Hankey on 6 October 1829.[2] They had two children, Allen and Mary. Neither of his elder brothers married, which meant his son Allen acceded to the Earldom in 1878.[2]
Bathurst died on 10 April 1834.[2]
References
edit- ^ Burke, Edmund (1835). The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for the Year ... J. Dodsley.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "BATHURST, Hon. Seymour Thomas (1793-1834), of 1 Great Stanhope Street, Mdx | History of Parliament Online". 2015-10-24. Archived from the original on 2015-10-24. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
- ^ Wade, John (1823). The Black Book: Or, Corruption Unmasked!. J. Fairburn.
- ^ "BATHURST, Hon. Seymour Thomas (1793-1834), of 1 Gt. Stanhope Street, Mdx. | History of Parliament Online". 2015-04-20. Archived from the original on 2015-04-20. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
- ^ Dod, Robert Phipps (1858). The Parliamentary Companion. Whittaker & Company.
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