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Henry Ker Seymer

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Henry Ker Seymer
Member of Parliament
for Dorset
In office
19 February 1846 – 28 May 1864
Preceded byAnthony Ashley-Cooper
Henry Sturt
George Bankes
Succeeded byHenry Sturt
Henry Portman
John Floyer
Personal details
Born1807
Died (aged 56)
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative

Henry Ker Seymer (1807 – 28 May 1864)[1] was a British Conservative politician.

Seymer was first elected Conservative MP for Dorset, alongside John Floyer, at a by-election in 1846—caused by the resignations of Anthony Ashley-Cooper and Henry Sturt—and held the seat until his death in 1864.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Rayment, Leigh (13 June 2017). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "D"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 31 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. pp. 380–381. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Dorset
18461864
With: Henry Portman (18571864)
Henry Sturt (18561864)
John Floyer (18461857)
George Bankes (18461856)
Succeeded by