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The Most
Honourable The Marquess of Hertford KG, PC |
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In office 1765 – 1766 |
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| Monarch | George III |
| Prime Minister | The Marquess of Rockingham |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Drogheda |
| Succeeded by | Hon. Augustus Hervey |
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In office 1804 – 1806 |
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| Monarch | George III |
| Prime Minister | Hon. William Pitt the Younger |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Chesterfield |
| Succeeded by | Hon. William Pitt the Younger |
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In office 1812 – 14 December 1821 |
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| Monarch | George III George IV |
| Prime Minister | Hon.
Spencer Perceval The Earl of Liverpool |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Dartmouth |
| Succeeded by | The Duke of Montrose |
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| Born | 12 February
1743 |
| Died | 28 June
1822 London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Tory |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Hon. Alice Hickman (1749-1772) (2) Hon. Isabella Ingram-Shepherd (1760-1836) |
Francis Ingram-Seymour-Conway, 2nd Marquess of Hertford KG, PC (12 February 1743 – 28 June 1822), styled The Honourable Francis Seymour-Conway until 1750, Viscount Beauchamp between 1750 and 1793 and Earl of Yarmouth between 1793 and 1794, was a British peer and politician.
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A member of the Seymour family headed by the Duke of Somerset, Hertford was the eldest son of Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford, and Lady Isabella Fitzroy, daughter of Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton. He was the elder brother of Lord Robert Seymour and Lord Hugh Seymour. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford.[1]
In 1760, Hertford entered the Irish House of Commons for Lisburn,[1][2] and later represented Antrim County between 1768 and 1776.[1][2] He served as Chief Secretary for Ireland between 1765 and 1766 to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, his father.[1] He was also a member of the British House of Commons for Lostwithiel between 1766 and 1768[1][3] and for Orford between 1768 and 1794.[1][4] In 1780 he was sworn of the Privy Council[5] and appointed Cofferer of the Household[6] under Lord North, a post he held until 1782.
He remained out of office until 1804,[7] when he was made Master of the Horse by William Pitt the Younger. He continued in this position until Pitt's death in 1806 and later served under Spencer Perceval and Lord Liverpool as Lord Chamberlain of the Household between 1812[8] and 1821.[9]
Apart from his political career Lord Hertford was also Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire between 1816 and 1822 and Governor of County Antrim.[1] In 1807 he was appointed a Knight of the Garter.[10]
Lord Hertford married, firstly, the Hon. Alice Elizabeth Hickman, daughter of Herbert Hickman, 2nd Viscount Windsor, on 4 February 1768. After her early death in 1772 he married, secondly, the Hon. Isabella Anne Ingram, daughter of Charles Ingram, 9th Viscount of Irvine, on 20 May 1776. She was a mistress of George IV. On the death of his mother-in-law in 1807, he and his wife added the surname Ingram to their own, due to the fortune they received. Lord Hertford died in London in June 1822, aged 79, and was succeeded by his son from his second marriage, Francis. The Marchioness of Hertford died in April 1836.[1]
| Parliament of Ireland | ||
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| Preceded by Edward Smyth Francis Price |
Member of
Parliament for Lisburn 1760 – 1768 With: Francis Price |
Succeeded by Francis Price Marcus Paterson |
| Preceded by Hon. Henry Seymour Conway Hugh Skeffington |
Member of
Parliament for Antrim
County 1768 – 1776 With: Viscount Dunluce |
Succeeded by Hon. Henry Seymour-Conway James Willson |
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by James Edward Colleton George Howard |
Member of
Parliament for Lostwithiel 1766 – 1768 With: James Edward Colleton |
Succeeded by Henry Cavendish Charles Brett |
| Preceded by John Offley Thomas Worsley |
Member of
Parliament for Orford 1768 – 1794 With: Edward Colman 1768–1771 Hon. Robert Seymour-Conway 1771–1784 Hon. George Seymour-Conway 1784–1790 Lord William Seymour-Conway 1790–1794 |
Succeeded by Lord William Seymour-Conway Lord Robert Seymour |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by The Earl of Drogheda |
Chief Secretary for
Ireland 1765–1766 |
Succeeded by Hon. Augustus Hervey |
| Preceded by Hans Stanley |
Cofferer of the
Household 1780 – 1782 |
Succeeded by Office abolished |
| Preceded by The Earl of Chesterfield |
Master of
the Horse 1804 – 1806 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Carnavon |
| Preceded by The Earl of Dartmouth |
Lord
Chamberlain of the Household 1812 – 1821 |
Succeeded by The Duke of Montrose |
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| Preceded by The 2nd Earl of Warwick |
Lord Lieutenant of
Warwickshire 1816 – 1822 |
Succeeded by The 3rd Earl of Warwick |
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Title last held by
The Duke of
Grafton |
Vice-Admiral of Suffolk 1822 |
Succeeded by The Marquess of Hertford |
| Peerage of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by Francis Seymour-Conway |
Marquess
of Hertford 1794 – 1822 |
Succeeded by Francis Seymour-Conway |
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