William Seymour (soldier)

Lieutenant-General William Seymour (February 8 1664 – February 10 1728) was a British soldier and politician. He was the second son of Sir Edward Seymour, 4th Baronet, the prominent Tory.

On October 3 1694, he took command as colonel of the former Lord Cutts' Regiment of Foot, later Disney's and then Seymour's Regiment. It was converted to a Marine regiment on July 31 1698; he remained in command until it was disbanded on May 20 1699. From March 1 1701 until February 12 1702 he was Colonel of the former Sir Edward Dering's Regiment of Foot, and was then appointed colonel of The Queen's Regiment of Foot. He commanded it until December 25 1717; it was a Marine regiment from 1703 until 1710. On June 1 1702, he was appointed Brigadier General of the Marine Regiments, which had that year been reformed for the War of the Spanish Succession.

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Preceded by: Sir Charles Gerard, Bt Goodwin Wharton	Member for Cockermouth with George Fletcher 1698–1702 Thomas Lamplugh 1701–1702 1698–1702	Succeeded by: Thomas Lamplugh James Stanhope
Preceded by: Thomas Coulson Sir Christopher Musgrave, Bt	Member for Totnes with Thomas Coulson 1702–1705	Succeeded by: Thomas Coulson Sir Humphrey Mackworth
Preceded by: William Stephens John Richmond Webb	Member for Newport (Isle of Wight) with William Stephens 1710–1713	Succeeded by: William Stephens John Richmond Webb