Edward Seymour, 9th Duke of Somerset

Edward Seymour, 9th Duke of Somerset, etc. (2 January 1717 – 2 January 1792) was the eldest son of Edward Seymour, 8th Duke of Somerset and his wife, the former Mary Webb. He was also a baronet.

His Grace The Duke of Somerset
Portrait by Joshua Reynolds
9th Duke of Somerset
In office 1757–1792
Succeeded by	Webb Seymour
Personal details
Born	2 January 1717
Died	2 January 1792
Parents	Edward Seymour (father) Mary Webb (mother)

He was baptized on 27 January 1717 at Easton in Wiltshire.^[1] He succeeded his father as Duke of Somerset on 12 December 1757. He was named a Privy Councillor by George II and in 1783 was awarded an annual pension, which along with his financial management and reclusiveness contributed to the growth of his fortune.^[2]

He died on his 75th birthday, unmarried and childless, and was interred on 11 January 1792 at Maiden Bradley, near Warminster, Wiltshire. His titles passed to his brother Webb Seymour.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Edward Seymour, 9th Duke of Somerset
Sir Edward Seymour, 3rd Baronet Sir Edward Seymour, 4th Baronet Anne Portman Sir Edward Seymour, 5th Baronet Sir William Wale Margaret Wale Edward Seymour, 8th Duke of Somerset Laetitia Popham Edward Seymour, 9th Duke of Somerset Alexander Popham Sir Francis Popham Letitia Carre Daniel Webb Helena/Eleanor Rogers Mary Webb John Somner Elizabeth Somner

References

1. The Complete Peerage vol.XIIpI, p.83.
2. Annals of the Seymours : being a history of the Seymour family from early times to within a few years of the present (1902), p. 325

Peerage of England
Preceded by Edward Seymour	Duke of Somerset 1757–1792	Succeeded by Webb Seymour