George Fitzroy Seymour
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George Fitzroy Seymour was High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire
in 1960 and Deputy Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire.
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He married Hon. Rosemary Nest Scott-Ellis, daughter of Thomas Scott-Ellis, 8th Baron Howard de Walden
and Margherita van Raalte, on 1 June 1946. This marriage produced two children
, his home in Thrumpton
, Nottinghamshire
. He had moved here when he was one, in 1924. His diplomat father had been posted to La Paz
in Bolivia
and George's mother went too. Her brother-in-law was the 10th Lord Byron. Although he moved back to his family when they returned to London 18 months later, he spent his holidays here. At the age of 13, he was writing school essays about life as a squire - or a squarson.
He fought in the Second World War between 1941 and 1942, with the King's Royal Rifle Corps
(60th Rifles), and was invalided.
After his uncle's death in 1949, with heavy death-duties Seymour was compelled to buy the house he had expected to inherit and, in a country auction, as many of its contents as he could afford. He borrowed £50,000, (£ as of ) and by selling the majority of the estate, paid it back within the year.
He held the office of High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire
in 1960. He was a Justice of the Peace for Nottinghamshire for over 30 years. He had been the longest-serving member on the Council of the Magistrates Association and between 1975 and 1978 he served as chairman of the association's Juvenile Courts Committee. He also held the office of Deputy Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire.
He was a great supporter, benefactor and President of Thrumpton Village Cricket club from 1949. He was also a member of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
and Marylebone Cricket Club
, but the village club enjoyed much of his time amidst a wide variety of public duties. When the Thrumpton club lost its ground on Church Lane at the end of 1967, he offered the use of his park and since 1968 the ground has been one of the most picturesque in the County.
He is posthumously the subject of the book Thrumpton Hall (book)
written by his daughter, Miranda Seymour
.
High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire
’The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that its functions...
in 1960 and Deputy Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire.
Family
He was the son of Richard Sturgis Seymour and Lady Victoria Alexandrina Mabel FitzRoy. He was educated at Winchester CollegeWinchester College
Winchester College is an independent school for boys in the British public school tradition, situated in Winchester, Hampshire, the former capital of England. It has existed in its present location for over 600 years and claims the longest unbroken history of any school in England...
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He married Hon. Rosemary Nest Scott-Ellis, daughter of Thomas Scott-Ellis, 8th Baron Howard de Walden
Thomas Scott-Ellis, 8th Baron Howard de Walden
Thomas Evelyn Scott-Ellis, 8th Baron Howard de Walden, 4th Baron Seaford , was a British peer, landowner, writer and patron of the arts. He was also a motorboat racer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.-Biography:...
and Margherita van Raalte, on 1 June 1946. This marriage produced two children
- Miranda Jane SeymourMiranda SeymourMiranda Jane Seymour is an English literary critic, novelist, and biographer.Miranda Seymour was two years old when her parents moved into Thrumpton Hall, the family's ancestral home in Nottinghamshire. This celebrated Jacobean mansion is on the south bank of the River Trent at the secluded...
(b. 8 Aug 1948) - Thomas Oliver Seymour (b. 20 Oct 1952)
Career
He spent much of his life working for the preservation of Thrumpton HallThrumpton Hall
Thrumpton Hall is an English country house in the village of Thrumpton near Nottingham.-History:The mansion is on the site of an older house which was occupied by the Roman Catholic Powdrell family who were evicted following the Gunpowder Plot....
, his home in Thrumpton
Thrumpton
Thrumpton is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. At the time of the 2001 census it had a population of 152. It is located on the A453 road 6 miles south-west of West Bridgford. The 13th century village church of All Saints was restored in 1871...
, Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
. He had moved here when he was one, in 1924. His diplomat father had been posted to La Paz
La Paz
Nuestra Señora de La Paz is the administrative capital of Bolivia, as well as the departmental capital of the La Paz Department, and the second largest city in the country after Santa Cruz de la Sierra...
in Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
and George's mother went too. Her brother-in-law was the 10th Lord Byron. Although he moved back to his family when they returned to London 18 months later, he spent his holidays here. At the age of 13, he was writing school essays about life as a squire - or a squarson.
He fought in the Second World War between 1941 and 1942, with the King's Royal Rifle Corps
King's Royal Rifle Corps
The King's Royal Rifle Corps was a British Army infantry regiment, originally raised in colonial North America as the Royal Americans, and recruited from American colonists. Later ranked as the 60th Regiment of Foot, the regiment served for more than 200 years throughout the British Empire...
(60th Rifles), and was invalided.
After his uncle's death in 1949, with heavy death-duties Seymour was compelled to buy the house he had expected to inherit and, in a country auction, as many of its contents as he could afford. He borrowed £50,000, (£ as of ) and by selling the majority of the estate, paid it back within the year.
He held the office of High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire
High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire
’The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that its functions...
in 1960. He was a Justice of the Peace for Nottinghamshire for over 30 years. He had been the longest-serving member on the Council of the Magistrates Association and between 1975 and 1978 he served as chairman of the association's Juvenile Courts Committee. He also held the office of Deputy Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire.
He was a great supporter, benefactor and President of Thrumpton Village Cricket club from 1949. He was also a member of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Nottinghamshire, and the current county champions. Its limited overs team is called the Nottinghamshire Outlaws...
and Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
, but the village club enjoyed much of his time amidst a wide variety of public duties. When the Thrumpton club lost its ground on Church Lane at the end of 1967, he offered the use of his park and since 1968 the ground has been one of the most picturesque in the County.
He is posthumously the subject of the book Thrumpton Hall (book)
Thrumpton Hall (book)
Thrumpton Hall: A Memoir of Life in My Father’s House is a work published in 2007 by Miranda Seymour.The book describes, from the perspective of his alienated daughter, the life and times of the little-known George FitzRoy Seymour , proprietor of a declining English country estate in...
written by his daughter, Miranda Seymour
Miranda Seymour
Miranda Jane Seymour is an English literary critic, novelist, and biographer.Miranda Seymour was two years old when her parents moved into Thrumpton Hall, the family's ancestral home in Nottinghamshire. This celebrated Jacobean mansion is on the south bank of the River Trent at the secluded...
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