393:
407:
105:
89:
37:
750:
392:
765:
745:
760:
406:
662:
192:
715:
614:
355:
679:
610:
619:
564:
300:. He was promoted to Rear-Admiral that same year and, when the Baltic campaign was resumed in 1855 under Admiral the Hon.
701:
780:
589:
227:
17:
581:
669:
451:
359:
215:
168:
775:
571:
308:
755:
626:
603:
339:
548:
327:
770:
377:
In 1829 he married
Dorothy Knighton: they had a son and three daughters. He was the uncle of Sir
335:
331:
301:
235:
239:
437:
647:
632:
378:
275:
250:
157:
136:
740:
735:
598:
261:
200:
143:
126:
8:
312:
289:
268:
150:
351:
343:
347:
207:
104:
522:
366:
323:
182:
641:
526:
285:
88:
36:
729:
443:
164:
694:
243:
436:
318:, he conducted operations arising from the attack on the British coaster
297:
247:
178:
455:
293:
231:
211:
108:
75:
543:
307:
On 19 February 1856 he was appointed commander-in-chief of the
257:
330:
in
November 1856, helped destroy the Chinese fleet in the
442:
342:, compelling the Chinese government to consent to the
517:
Laughton, J. K.. "Seymour, Sir
Michael (1802–1887)".
284:
From 1851 to 1854 he was
Commodore Superintendent of
428:Admiral Seymour's Expedition & Taku Forts 1900
751:Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
572:Commander-in-Chief, East Indies and China Station
362:, a post he held until 1866. He retired in 1870.
246:in 1826. From 1833 to 1835 he was captain of the
727:
20:(1768–1834), also an admiral of the Royal Navy.
549:contributions in Parliament by Michael Seymour
766:Royal Navy personnel of the Second Opium War
746:Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
399:1846 July 30, to New York from Raritan River
434:
340:captured the forts on the Baihe (Hai River)
210:(3 December 1802 – 23 February 1887) was a
193:Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
256:, and was wrecked in her off the coast of
761:Royal Navy personnel of the Crimean War
519:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
513:
511:
509:
507:
505:
503:
501:
499:
497:
495:
493:
425:
358:from 1859 to 1863. In 1863 he was made
728:
491:
489:
487:
485:
483:
481:
479:
477:
475:
473:
521:(2004 ed.). Oxford University Press.
470:
16:Not to be confused with his father
13:
702:Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom
419:
260:. In 1841 he was given command of
14:
792:
536:
435:O'Byrne, William Richard (1849).
304:, Seymour was second in command.
590:Parliament of the United Kingdom
413:Approaching La Guaira, Venezuela
405:
391:
228:Sir Michael Seymour, 1st Baronet
103:
87:
35:
18:Sir Michael Seymour, 1st Baronet
445:A Naval Biographical Dictionary
221:
670:Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth
360:Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth
230:, Michael Seymour entered the
226:Born the third son of Admiral
216:Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth
1:
716:Sir Michael Culme-Seymour, Bt
463:
309:East Indies and China Station
338:in December, and in 1858 he
7:
384:
326:in China, he commanded the
41:Portrait of Admiral Seymour
10:
797:
381:, also a British admiral.
288:. In 1854 he served under
214:officer who went on to be
15:
699:
691:
686:
676:
667:
659:
654:
638:
608:
595:
588:
578:
569:
561:
556:
372:
354:Member of Parliament for
188:
174:
132:
122:
114:
97:
82:
61:
46:
34:
27:
781:Younger sons of baronets
438:"Seymour, Michael"
713:(recreated in 1901 with
426:Narbeth, Colin (1980),
332:Battle of Fatshan Creek
274:. In 1845 he took over
242:in 1824 and was posted
527:10.1093/ref:odnb/25178
648:Arthur William Buller
633:Arthur William Buller
379:Edward Hobart Seymour
369:was named after him.
350:in 1859. He sat as a
311:. Flying his flag in
234:in 1813. He was made
115:Years of service
611:Member of Parliament
599:Thomas Erskine Perry
78:, Hampshire, England
756:Royal Navy admirals
635:, from August 1859
430:, Picton Publishing
328:Battle of the Bogue
204:Sir Michael Seymour
29:Sir Michael Seymour
565:Sir James Stirling
344:Treaty of Tientsin
290:Sir Charles Napier
286:Devonport Dockyard
169:Portsmouth Command
724:
723:
719:
680:Sir Thomas Pasley
677:Succeeded by
655:Military offices
639:Succeeded by
579:Succeeded by
557:Military offices
198:
197:
788:
776:UK MPs 1859–1865
712:
710:Office abolished
695:Sir Provo Wallis
692:Preceded by
687:Honorary titles
660:Preceded by
629:, to August 1859
596:Preceded by
562:Preceded by
554:
553:
530:
515:
459:
449:
440:
431:
409:
395:
367:Hong Kong Island
365:Seymour Road in
183:Second Opium War
107:
99:
92:
91:
72:
70:
65:23 February 1887
57:
55:
39:
25:
24:
796:
795:
791:
790:
789:
787:
786:
785:
726:
725:
714:
711:
705:
697:
682:
673:
665:
663:Sir Henry Bruce
650:
645:
642:William Ferrand
630:
623:
618:
606:
602:
584:
575:
567:
539:
534:
533:
516:
471:
466:
422:
420:Further reading
415:
410:
401:
396:
387:
375:
336:captured Canton
224:
181:
167:
163:
156:
149:
142:
86:
74:
68:
66:
53:
51:
50:3 December 1802
42:
30:
21:
12:
11:
5:
794:
784:
783:
778:
773:
771:Seymour family
768:
763:
758:
753:
748:
743:
738:
722:
721:
707:
698:
693:
689:
688:
684:
683:
678:
675:
666:
661:
657:
656:
652:
651:
640:
637:
607:
597:
593:
592:
586:
585:
582:Sir James Hope
580:
577:
568:
563:
559:
558:
552:
551:
538:
537:External links
535:
532:
531:
468:
467:
465:
462:
461:
460:
432:
421:
418:
417:
416:
411:
404:
402:
397:
390:
386:
383:
374:
371:
346:. He was made
334:in June 1857,
302:Richard Dundas
223:
220:
196:
195:
190:
186:
185:
176:
172:
171:
134:
130:
129:
124:
120:
119:
116:
112:
111:
101:
95:
94:
93:United Kingdom
84:
80:
79:
73:(aged 84)
63:
59:
58:
48:
44:
43:
40:
32:
31:
28:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
793:
782:
779:
777:
774:
772:
769:
767:
764:
762:
759:
757:
754:
752:
749:
747:
744:
742:
739:
737:
734:
733:
731:
720:
717:
708:
704:
703:
696:
690:
685:
681:
672:
671:
664:
658:
653:
649:
643:
636:
634:
628:
622:–1863
621:
617:
616:
612:
605:
600:
594:
591:
587:
583:
574:
573:
566:
560:
555:
550:
546:
545:
541:
540:
528:
524:
520:
514:
512:
510:
508:
506:
504:
502:
500:
498:
496:
494:
492:
490:
488:
486:
484:
482:
480:
478:
476:
474:
469:
457:
453:
448:
446:
439:
433:
429:
424:
423:
414:
408:
403:
400:
394:
389:
388:
382:
380:
370:
368:
363:
361:
357:
353:
349:
345:
341:
337:
333:
329:
325:
322:. During the
321:
317:
316:
310:
305:
303:
299:
295:
291:
287:
282:
280:
279:
273:
272:
266:
265:
259:
255:
254:
249:
245:
241:
237:
233:
229:
219:
217:
213:
209:
205:
202:
194:
191:
187:
184:
180:
177:
173:
170:
166:
165:China Station
162:
161:
155:
154:
148:
147:
141:
140:
135:
131:
128:
125:
121:
117:
113:
110:
106:
102:
96:
90:
85:
81:
77:
64:
60:
49:
45:
38:
33:
26:
23:
19:
709:
700:
668:
627:James Wilson
625:
609:
604:James Wilson
570:
542:
518:
454:– via
444:
427:
412:
398:
376:
364:
319:
314:
306:
283:
277:
270:
267:and then of
263:
252:
225:
222:Naval career
203:
199:
175:Battles/wars
159:
152:
145:
138:
22:
741:1887 deaths
736:1802 births
547:1803–2005:
452:John Murray
298:Crimean War
296:during the
248:survey ship
179:Crimean War
730:Categories
706:1876–1887
674:1863–1866
576:1856–1859
464:References
456:Wikisource
278:Vindictive
253:Challenger
236:lieutenant
232:Royal Navy
212:Royal Navy
160:Vindictive
139:Challenger
109:Royal Navy
83:Allegiance
69:1887-02-24
54:1802-12-03
615:Devonport
356:Devonport
324:Arrow War
264:Britannia
240:commander
238:in 1822,
146:Britannia
118:1813–1870
385:Art work
315:Calcutta
271:Powerful
153:Powerful
133:Commands
98:Service/
76:Horndean
544:Hansard
352:Liberal
292:in the
244:captain
201:Admiral
127:Admiral
67: (
52: (
624:With:
447:
373:Family
294:Baltic
189:Awards
100:branch
320:Arrow
258:Chile
646:Sir
644:and
631:Sir
620:1859
613:for
601:and
313:HMS
276:HMS
269:HMS
262:HMS
251:HMS
158:HMS
151:HMS
144:HMS
137:HMS
123:Rank
62:Died
47:Born
523:doi
348:GCB
208:GCB
732::
472:^
450:.
441:.
281:.
218:.
206:,
718:)
529:.
525::
458:.
71:)
56:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
