Popham Seymour-Conway
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Popham Seymour-Conway, born Seymour (1675 – 18 June 1699) was an Anglo-Irish landowner and rake, the eldest son of Sir Edward Seymour, 4th Baronet
by his second marriage to Laetitia Popham, daughter of Alexander Popham
.
On 9 August 1683, the Earl of Conway
, his mother's cousin, left him his extensive estates in Warwickshire
and Lisburn
, on condition that he change his name to Seymour-Conway. Considerable suspicion was aroused by this transaction, displacing as it did Arthur Rawdon, Conway's nephew; it was thought that Sir Edward had taken advantage of the Earl's senility to bring it about.
In 1697, Seymour-Conway became Member of Parliament for Lisburn
, site of his new estates, in the Irish Parliament.
On 4 June 1699, during a drunken duel
with Captain
George Kirk, of the Royal Horse Guards
, Seymour-Conway was wounded in the neck. He succumbed to the effects of the wound two weeks later, on 18 June in London
. The Conway estates passed to his brother Francis
, who also assumed the name of Seymour-Conway and was created Baron Conway.
Sir Edward Seymour, 4th Baronet
Sir Edward Seymour, of Berry Pomeroy, 4th Baronet, MP was a British nobleman, and a Royalist and Tory politician.-Life:...
by his second marriage to Laetitia Popham, daughter of Alexander Popham
Alexander Popham
Alexander Popham, of Littlecote, Wiltshire was an English politician. He is now remembered for his role as patron of the philosopher John Locke....
.
On 9 August 1683, the Earl of Conway
Edward Conway, 1st Earl of Conway
Edward Conway, 1st Earl of Conway PC, FRS was an English peer and politician who served as Secretary of State for the Northern Department between 1681 and 1683.-Life:...
, his mother's cousin, left him his extensive estates in Warwickshire
Warwickshire
Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
and Lisburn
Lisburn
DemographicsLisburn Urban Area is within Belfast Metropolitan Urban Area and is classified as a Large Town by the . On census day there were 71,465 people living in Lisburn...
, on condition that he change his name to Seymour-Conway. Considerable suspicion was aroused by this transaction, displacing as it did Arthur Rawdon, Conway's nephew; it was thought that Sir Edward had taken advantage of the Earl's senility to bring it about.
In 1697, Seymour-Conway became Member of Parliament for Lisburn
Lisburn (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Lisburn was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.-1692–1801:...
, site of his new estates, in the Irish Parliament.
On 4 June 1699, during a drunken duel
Duel
A duel is an arranged engagement in combat between two individuals, with matched weapons in accordance with agreed-upon rules.Duels in this form were chiefly practised in Early Modern Europe, with precedents in the medieval code of chivalry, and continued into the modern period especially among...
with Captain
Captain (OF-2)
The army rank of captain is a commissioned officer rank historically corresponding to command of a company of soldiers. The rank is also used by some air forces and marine forces. Today a captain is typically either the commander or second-in-command of a company or artillery battery...
George Kirk, of the Royal Horse Guards
Royal Horse Guards
The Royal Horse Guards was a cavalry regiment of the British Army, part of the Household Cavalry.Founded August 1650 in Newcastle Upon Tyne by Sir Arthur Haselrig on the orders of Oliver Cromwell as the Regiment of Cuirassiers, the regiment became the Earl of Oxford's Regiment during the reign of...
, Seymour-Conway was wounded in the neck. He succumbed to the effects of the wound two weeks later, on 18 June in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. The Conway estates passed to his brother Francis
Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Baron Conway
Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Baron Conway of Ragley, 1st Baron Conway of Killultagh, MP, PC , was a British politician, born Francis Seymour.-Background:...
, who also assumed the name of Seymour-Conway and was created Baron Conway.