John Seymour, 19th Duke of Somerset
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His Grace The Duke of Somerset Bt DL FRICS |
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Portrait by Allan Warren
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| Member of the House of Lords | |
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Assumed office 10 December 2014 as an excepted hereditary peer |
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| Preceded by | The Lord Cobbold |
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In office 15 November 1984 – 11 November 1999 as a hereditary peer |
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| Preceded by | Percy Seymour, 18th Duke of Somerset |
| Succeeded by | House of Lords Act 1999 |
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John Michael Edward Seymour 30 December 1952 Bath, Somerset, UK |
| Spouse(s) | Judith-Rose née Hull, Duchess of Somerset |
| Children | Sebastian, Lord Seymour Lady Sophia Seymour Lady Henrietta Seymour Lord Charles Seymour |
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Percy Seymour, 18th Duke of Somerset Jane née Thomas, Dowager Duchess of Somerset |
| Residence | Maiden Bradley House, Wiltshire |
| Profession | FRICS |
| Known for | Landowning; HoL member |
| Religion | Anglican |
| Awards | DL |
| Other titles | Baron Seymour |
| Website | www.duchyofsomerset.co.uk |
John Michael Edward Seymour, 19th Duke of Somerset, DL FRICS (born 30 December 1952), styled Lord Seymour between 1954 and 1984, is a British landowner in Wiltshire and Devon, and a member of the House of Lords.
Educated at Hawtreys and Eton College, he qualified as a chartered surveyor before succeeding to the dukedom in 1984 on the death of his father. Having lost his seat in the House of Lords under the House of Lords Act 1999, he was elected at the December 2014 House of Lords By-election, to sit as a Crossbencher in the Upper House.
The Duke's principal seat is Bradley House, Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire, and he also owns Berry Pomeroy Castle in Devon.
He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant for Wiltshire in 1993 and for Devon in 2003.
The present Duke is the son of Percy Seymour, 18th Duke of Somerset, and Jane, Dowager Duchess of Somerset (née Thomas, died 2005). His paternal grandmother, Edith Mary Parker, was a daughter of William Parker and Lucinda Steeves, daughter of William Steeves, one of the Fathers of Canadian Confederation.
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