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Biography. Under George II Conway belonged to the old corps of Whigs, and in 1754 he was returned as a Government candidate on Lord Falmouth’s interest at St. Mawes. From 1754 to 1765 his most important political connexions were with the Duke of Cumberland and the 4th Duke of Devonshire. He had been appointed aide-de-camp to Cumberland in ...
Henry Seymour Conway. (1719-1795), Field Marshal. Mid-Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry. Sitter in 6 portraits. Soldier; he failed in the attack on Rochefort, 1757, early in the Seven Years War against France. Nephew of Sir Robert Walpole; M.P., 1741-84. Like.
Field Marshal Henry Seymour Conway (1721 – 9 July 1795) was a British general and statesman. A brother of the 1st Marquess of Hertford, and cousin of Horace Walpole, he began his military career in the War of the Austrian Succession and eventually rose to the position of Commander-in-Chief of the Forces. Conway was the second son of Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Baron Conway (whose elder ...
7 de ago. de 2023 · Lord Henry Seymour-Conway nait le 10 janvier 1805. C’est le fils de Francis Charles Seymour-Conway, 3e marquis de Hertford et de Maria Emilia Fagnani. Il passe presque toute sa vie en France où il est né. Seymour-Conway est l’un des fondateurs du Jockey-Club et a une des premières écuries importantes de courses en France.
Francis Seymour-Conway, 2nd Marquess of Hertford (12 February 1743 – 28 June 1822) Lady Anne Seymour-Conway (1 August 1744 – 4 November 1784), married Charles Moore, 1st Marquess of Drogheda. Lord Henry Seymour-Conway (15 December 1746 – 5 February 1830) Lady Sarah Frances Seymour-Conway (27 September 1747 – 20 July 1770), married ...
Henry Seymour Conway, 1721–95, English soldier and politician; nephew of Robert Walpole. Early in his life he entered upon concurrent and distinguished military and parliamentary careers. He fell into disfavor with George III for defending John Wilkes and was dismissed (1764) from his commands. Source for information on Conway, Henry Seymour: The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. dictionary.
CONWAY, HENRY SEYMOUR (1721–1795), field-marshal, second son of Francis Seymour, first lord Conway, by his third wife, Charlotte, daughter of Sir John Shorter, lord mayor of London, and sister of Catherine, wife of Sir Robert Walpole, earl of Orford, was born in 1721 and entered the army at an early age.
