Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset

Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset
A portrait of Seymour by John Vanderbank
Governor of Guernsey
In office
1742–1750
Governor of Minorca
In office
1737–1742
Member of Parliament for Northumberland
In office
1708–1722
Member of Parliament for Marlborough
In office
1707–1708
Member of Parliament for Marlborough
In office
1705–1707
Personal details
Born(1684-11-11)11 November 1684
Died7 February 1750(1750-02-07) (aged 65)
Political partyWhig
SpouseFrances Thynne
Children2, including Elizabeth
Parents
RelativesCharles Wyndham (nephew)
Charles Seymour (grandfather)
Joceline Percy (grandfather)
Military career
ServiceBritish Army
RankGeneral
Commands15th Foot
2nd Life Guards
Royal Horse Guards

General Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset (11 November 1684 – 7 February 1750) was a British Army officer, Whig politician and peer who sat in the House of Commons from 1708 to 1722 when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Percy and took his seat in the House of Lords.[1]

  1. ^ "Seymour, Algernon, seventh duke of Somerset (1684–1750)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/25156. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. Retrieved 8 February 2021. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

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