Hugh Seymour, 6th Marquess of Hertford
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The Most Honourable The Marquess of Hertford CB, TD, PC, JP |
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The Marquess of Hertford wearing Masonic regalia.
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| Comptroller of the Household | |
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In office 21 February 1879 – 21 April 1880 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Earl of Beaconsfield |
| Preceded by | Lord Henry Somerset |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Kensington |
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| Born | 22 October 1843 Dublin, Ireland |
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23 March 1912 (aged 68) Ragley Hall, Warwickshire |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Hon. Mary Hood (1846–1909) |
Captain Hugh de Grey Seymour, 6th Marquess of Hertford CB, TD, PC, JP (22 October 1843 – 23 March 1912), styled Earl of Yarmouth from 1870 to 1884, was a British soldier, courtier and Conservative politician. He notably served as Comptroller of the Household between 1879 and 1880.
A member of the Seymour family headed by the Duke of Somerset, Seymour was born in Dublin, Ireland, the eldest son of Francis Seymour, 5th Marquess of Hertford, by his wife Lady Emily Murray, daughter of David Murray, 3rd Earl of Mansfield. He was the grandson of Sir George Seymour and great-grandson of Lord Hugh Seymour and the nephew of George Seymour and Lady Laura Seymour. He became known by the courtesy title Earl of Yarmouth when his father succeeded to the marquessate of Hertford in 1870.
Seymour served in the Grenadier Guards, achieving the rank of captain. He was also an Honorary Colonel in the Warwickshire Yeomanry and was awarded the Territorial Decoration. He was appointed an aide-de-camp to King Edward VII in the 1902 Coronation Honours list on 26 June 1902, with the regular rank of colonel. He served as such until the King´s death in 1910, and was re-appointed ADC to King George V from 1910 until his own death in 1912.
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