Sir Edward Seymour, 4th Baronet

Edward Seymour, 4th Baronet of Berry Pomeroy (* 1633, † 1708) was an English politician. He was for a long time Speaker of the English House of Commons.

Edward Seymour was elected in 1661 for Gloucester to parliament. His influence at court and his political talent secured him an influential position in the House. He was awarded the lucrative post of Treasurer of the Navy, and in 1667 he pursued the impeachment of Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, which he brought before the house of Lords.

In 1672 he was elected Speaker. He held this post with distinction until 1679th Although he was unanimously re-elected, but the king refused to confirm the election of deputies.

After the accession of King James II, he stood boldly at the mercy of the crown counterclockwise and struck during the Revolution on the side of the Prince of Orange. In 1691, he was Lord of the Treasury, the Office lost but three years later and was actively involved in the opposition of the Tories against King William's Whig government. In later years he was the ministers Queen Annes against no less hostile, but lost by the rise of Marlborough's all his influence.

He died in 1708.

Seymour was no less arrogant than his relative Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, but he is described as the most capable man of his party, the first speaker, who was not a lawyer, brave and watchful spirit.

Sir Edward Seymour was married twice. With his first wife, Margaret Wale, daughter of Sir William Wale, he had two sons: Edward, 5th Baronet, whose son Edward was after the extinction of the younger branch of the descendants of the Protector Duke of Somerset, and William, lieutenant general was.

With his second wife, Letitia, daughter of Alexander Popham of Littlecote, he had six sons, of whom the eldest, Popham, when he inherited the estates of his mother's cousin, Edward Conway, 1st Earl of Conway, his own name the name Conway added. Popham was killed in 1669 in a duel with Colonel Kirk and his estates went to his younger brother Francis ( 1679-1731/32 ) over, which also took the name Conway. Francis Seymour - Conway was appointed in 1703 to Baron Conway and was the father of Francis Seymour - Conway ( 1719-1794 ), who was appointed in 1793 to the Marquess of Hertford, and of Field Marshal Henry Seymour Conway -.

• Baronet
• Member of the House of Commons (England)
• Seymour House
• Born in 1633
• Died in 1708
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• Member of the House of Commons (Great Britain 1707-1801 )
• Politicians (17th century)
• Politicians (18th century)
• English