Lord William Seymour (British Army officer)

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.

Lord William Seymour
Born(1838-12-08)8 December 1838
Died9 February 1915(1915-02-09) (aged 76)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
RankGeneral
Commands heldBritish Troops in Canada (1898–01)
South-Eastern District (1891–96)
Battles/warsCrimean War
Anglo-Egyptian War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order

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] was promoted to full general on 25 October 1902,[5] and retired in 1905.[1] He also served as Colonel-in-Chief of the Coldstream Guards from 1911 to 1915.[6]

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. "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. "No. 27505". The London Gazette. 19 December 1902. p. 8760.
  6. National Portrait Gallery
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