Seton (surname)
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Seton is the surname
of a prominent Scottish Lowlands
family, and may refer to:
Hereditary Titles:
Other:
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
of a prominent Scottish Lowlands
Scottish Lowlands
The Scottish Lowlands is a name given to the Southern half of Scotland.The area is called a' Ghalldachd in Scottish Gaelic, and the Lawlands ....
family, and may refer to:
Hereditary Titles:
- The Baronet of Olivestob
- The Baronet of Windygoul
- The Baronets of Abercorn
- The Baronets of Garleton
- The Baronets of Pitmedden
- The Lords Seton
- The Lords GordonLord Gordon*Lord Gordon of Badenoch*Lord Gordon-Gordon *Lord George Gordon *Lord Nicholas Gordon-Lennox *Lord Douglas Gordon...
- The Lord Barnes
- The Lord Kilcreuch
- The Lord Urquhart
- The Viscounts KingstonViscount KingstonThe peerage title Viscount Kingston, has been created twice, once in Ireland and once in Scotland. The Scottish creation, which is actually rendered as Viscount of Kingston, was created in 1651 for Alexander Seton, and was forfeited in 1715 when the third viscount was attainted.The Irish title was...
- The Earls of WintonEarl of WintonThe title Earl of Winton was once created in the Peerage of Scotland, and again the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It is presently held by the Earl of Eglinton....
- The Earls of Huntly
- The Earls of DunfermlineEarl of DunfermlineEarl of Dunfermline was a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1605 for Alexander Seton, 1st Lord Fyvie, fourth son of George Seton, 7th Lord Seton . Seton had already been created Lord Fyvie in the Peerage of Scotland, in 1598, with remainder to his elder brother, John Seton...
- The Earls of EglintonEarl of EglintonEarl of Eglinton is a title in the Peerage of Scotland.Some authorities spell the title: Earl of Eglintoun In 1859 the thirteenth Earl of Eglinton, Archibald Montgomerie, was also created Earl of Winton in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, which gave him an automatic seat in the House of Lords,...
Other:
- Anya SetonAnya SetonAnya Seton was the pen name of Ann Seton, an American author of historical romances.-Biography:...
, American historical novelist, daughter of Ernest Thompson Seton - Barry SetonBarry SetonBarry Seton , , is an Australian racing driver. He won the Bathurst 500 in 1965 with co-driver Midge Bosworth driving a Ford Cortina GT500. He has competed in the Bathurst 500 22 times, competing every year from 1963 to 1984, and completing the race in fifteen of those...
, Australian racing driver - Elizabeth Ann SetonElizabeth Ann SetonSaint Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton was the first native-born citizen of the United States to be canonized by the Roman Catholic Church . She established Catholic communities in Emmitsburg, Maryland....
, American Catholic saint - Ernest Thompson SetonErnest Thompson SetonErnest Thompson Seton was a Scots-Canadian who became a noted author, wildlife artist, founder of the Woodcraft Indians, and one of the founding pioneers of the Boy Scouts of America . Seton also influenced Lord Baden-Powell, the founder of Scouting...
, Canadian-American scouting pioneer - George SetonGeorge SetonGeorge Seton was a Scottish philanthropist and genealogist.-Early life:Seton's father was a merchant in the East India Company...
, Scottish philanthropist and genealogist - Glenn SetonGlenn SetonGlenn Seton is an Australian racing driver.Seton, father of Courtney and Aaron Seton and husband to Jayne Seton, retired from full time racing after the 2005 V8 Supercar season, and is only one of five drivers to have competed in over 200 rounds in the series. The other drivers are Dick Johnson ,...
, Australian racing driver, son of Barry Seton - Hugh Seton
- Hugh Seton-WatsonHugh Seton-WatsonGeorge Hugh Nicholas Seton-Watson , was a British historian and political scientist specializing in Russia.-Early life:...
, British historian - Kenneth Robert Seton, Canadian historian
- Marie SetonMarie SetonMarie Seton was a film critic and biographer of Sergei Eisenstein, Paul Robeson, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Satyajit Ray.In 1935 she helped to establish the reputation of Ronald Moody....
(1910 - 1985), film critic and biographer - Margaret "Peggy" Erskine-Tulloch, née Seton, WRN, code breaker at Bletchley ParkBletchley ParkBletchley Park is an estate located in the town of Bletchley, in Buckinghamshire, England, which currently houses the National Museum of Computing...
- Mary SetonMary SetonMary Seton was a Scottish courtier and later a nun. She was the daughter of George Seton, 6th Lord Seton, and Marie Pieris, a French-born lady-in-waiting to Marie de Guise, consort of King James V of Scotland...
, daughter of George Seton, 6th Lord SetonGeorge Seton, 6th Lord SetonGeorge Seton IV, 6th Lord Seton was a Lord of the Parliament of Scotland.He was the son of Jean Hepburn, daughter of Patrick Hepburn, 1st Earl of Bothwell. His father, the 5th Lord Seton was killed at the battle of Flodden and George's mother survived her husband by 45 years till 1558, managing...
, one of the "Four Marys" of Mary, Queen of Scots - Robert SetonRobert SetonRobert Seton a descendant of the New York "aristocratic" Seton and Bayley families, Seton was a monsignor in the Roman Catholic Church and titular archbishop of Heliopolis.-Biography:...
, Monsignor, American Catholic Archbishop and historian - Robert William Seton-WatsonRobert William Seton-WatsonRobert William Seton-Watson , commonly referred to as R.W. Seton-Watson, and also known by the pseudonym Scotus Viator, was a British political activist and historian who played an active role in encouraging the breakup of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the emergence of Czechoslovakia and...
, British historian and activist - Thomas SetonThomas SetonJohn Thomas Seton , also spelled Thomas Seaton, was a Scottish painter.Seton was the son of Christopher Seton, a gem engraver of London. He was a pupil of Francis Hayman, and studied at the St. Martin's Lane Academy...
, Scottish painter - William SetonWilliam SetonWilliam Seton III was an American author, a novelist and popular science writer. He was a Roman Catholic from one of America's most distinguished Roman Catholic families...
, American author