John Seely
The Right Honourable
The Lord Mottistone
CB, CMG, DSO, TD, PC, JP, DL
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| Secretary of State for War |
In office
12 June 1912 – 30 March 1914 |
| Monarch |
George V |
| Prime Minister |
Herbert Henry Asquith |
| Preceded by |
The Viscount Haldane |
| Succeeded by |
Herbert Henry Asquith |
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| Personal details |
| Born |
John Edward Bernard Seely
(1868-05-31)31 May 1868
Brookhill Hall, Derbyshire, |
| Died |
7 November 1947(1947-11-07) (aged 79)
Westminster
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| Nationality |
British |
| Political party |
Conservative
Liberal
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| Spouse(s) |
Emily Crichton
(1870–1913)
Hon. Evelyn Murray
(d. 1976) |
| Children |
8, including David Seely, 4th Baron Mottistone
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| Parents |
Sir Charles Seely, 1st Baronet
Emily Evans |
| Relatives |
Brough Scott (grandson) |
| Alma mater |
Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Military service |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 British Army
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| Years of service |
1889–1923 |
| Rank |
Major General |
| Unit |
Hampshire Yeomanry
Imperial Yeomanry
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| Commands |
Canadian Cavalry Brigade |
| Battles/wars |
Second Boer War
First World War
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| Awards |
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Distinguished Service Order
Mentioned in Despatches (6)
Territorial Decoration
Commander of the Order of the Crown (Belgium)
Commander of the Legion of Honour (France)
Croix de guerre (France) |
Major General John Edward Bernard Seely, 1st Baron Mottistone CB, CMG, DSO, TD, PC, JP, DL (31 May 1868 – 7 November 1947) was a British Army general and politician. He was a Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) from 1900 to 1904 and a Liberal MP from 1904 to 1922 and from 1923 to 1924. He was Secretary of State for War for the two years prior to the First World War, before being forced to resign as a result of the Curragh Incident. As General Jack Seely, he led one of the last great cavalry charges in history at the Battle of Moreuil Wood on his war horse Warrior in March 1918. Seely was a great friend of Winston Churchill and the only former cabinet minister to go to the front in 1914 and still be there four years later.
Seely was born at Brookhill Hall, between Derby and Nottingham, on 31 May 1868. He was the seventh child, and fourth son, of Sir Charles Seely, 1st Baronet (1833–1915).
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