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Evelyn Seymour, 17th Duke of Somerset
Summary
Evelyn Francis Edward Seymour, 17th Duke of Somerset (1 May 1882 – 26 April 1954) was a British Army officer, landowner, peer, and for eight years Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire. He was also a baronet. Between 1 May 1882 and 5 May 1931, he was styled as Lord Seymour.
Early life
The son of Edward Seymour, 16th Duke of Somerset, by his marriage to Rowena Wall, Seymour was born in Colombo, Ceylon. His maternal grandfather, George Wall, was a coffee merchant and botanist.
He was educated at Blundell's School, Tiverton, and later at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.
Career
Seymour was gazetted a second lieutenant on the Unattached List in January 1901, before being attached to the Royal Dublin Fusiliers. He served throughout the Second Boer War (1901–02) and received the Queen's South Africa Medal with five clasps. He took part in the operations in the Aden Protectorate in 1903.
In April 1913, Seymour, then of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers, was appointed adjuta
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