Francis Ingram-Seymour-Conway, 2nd Marquess of Hertford

The Marquess of Hertford
The Most Honourable; The Marquess of Hertford; KG, PC, PC (Ire)
	Francis Seymour Conway, 2nd Marquess of Hertford, by James Sayers, engraving by James Bretherton
Chief Secretary for Ireland
	In office; 1765–1766
Monarch	George III
Prime Minister	The Marquess of Rockingham
Preceded by	The Earl of Drogheda
Succeeded by	Augustus Hervey
Master of the Horse
	In office; 1804–1806
Monarch	George III
Prime Minister	William Pitt the Younger
Preceded by	The Earl of Chesterfield
Succeeded by	William Pitt the Younger
Lord Chamberlain of the Household
	In office; 1812 – 14 December 1821
Monarch	George III; George IV;
Prime Minister	Spencer Perceval; The Earl of Liverpool;
Preceded by	The Earl of Dartmouth
Succeeded by	The Duke of Montrose
Personal details
Born	12 February 1743; London, England
Died	17 June 1822 (aged 79); London, England
Nationality	British
Political party	Tory
Spouse(s)	Alice Hickman (m. 1768⁠–⁠1772); Isabella Shepherd (m. 1776⁠–⁠1822);

Francis Ingram-Seymour-Conway, 2nd Marquess of Hertford, KG, PC, PC (Ire) (12 February 1743 – 17 June 1822), styled The Honourable Francis Seymour-Conway until 1750, Viscount Beauchamp between 1750 and 1793, and Earl of Yarmouth between 1793 and 1794, was a British peer and politician. He held seats in the Irish House of Commons from 1761 to 1776 and in the British House of Commons from 1766 to 1794. He served as Chief Secretary for Ireland under his father. He subsequently held positions in the Royal Household, including serving as Lord Chamberlain between 1812 and 1822.

Background and education

A member of the Seymour family headed by the Duke of Somerset, Hertford was the eldest son of Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford, and Lady Isabella Fitzroy, daughter of Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton, born on 12 January 1743 in London.[1] He was the elder brother of Lord Robert Seymour and Lord Hugh Seymour. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford.[2]

Political career

In 1761, Hertford entered the Irish House of Commons for Lisburn,[2][3] and later represented Antrim County between 1768 and 1776.[2][3] He was sworn of the Irish Privy Council in 1775 and served as Chief Secretary for Ireland between 1765 and 1766 to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, his father.[1] In 1766 he entered the British House of Commons as Member of Parliament for Lostwithiel, changing in 1768 to represent Orford until he succeeded his father in 1794.[4]

Hertford served under Lord North, firstly as a Lord of the Treasury from 1774, and then from 1780 as Cofferer of the Household,[5] a post he held until its abolishment in 1782. In 1780 he was also sworn of the British Privy Council.[6] He remained out of office until 1804,[7] when he was made Master of the Horse by William Pitt the Younger. He continued in this position until Pitt's death in 1806 and later served under Spencer Perceval and Lord Liverpool as Lord Chamberlain of the Household between 1812[8] and 1821.[9]

Apart from his political career Hertford was also Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire between 1816 and 1822 and Governor of County Antrim.[2] In 1807 he was appointed a Knight of the Garter.[10] Shortly before his death, he was refused a dukedom by Lord Liverpool.[1]

Family

Isabella, née Ingram, Hertford's second wife, c. 1800

Lord Hertford married, firstly, the Hon. Alice Elizabeth Windsor, daughter of Herbert Windsor, 2nd Viscount Windsor, on 4 February 1768. After her death in 1772 he married, secondly, the Hon. Isabella Anne Ingram, daughter of Charles Ingram, 9th Viscount of Irvine and Frances Shepherd, on 20 May 1776. She was a mistress of George IV. On the death of his mother-in-law in 1807, he and his wife added the surname Ingram to their own, due to the fortune they inherited from her. Lord Hertford died in London in June 1822, aged 79, and was succeeded by his son from his second marriage, Francis. The Marchioness of Hertford died in April 1834.[2]

Arms of Seymour-Conway, Marquess of Hertford: Sable, on a bend cotised argent a rose gules between two annulets of the first (Conway); quartering: Quarterly, 1st and 4th: Or, on a pile gules between six fleurs-de-lys azure three lions of England (special grant to Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, 1st Earl of Hertford (d.1552)); 2nd and 3rd: Gules, two wings conjoined in lure or (Seymour)[11]

References

Hochstrasser, T. J. (May 2008). "Conway, Francis Ingram-Seymour-, second marquess of Hertford (1743–1822)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/25167. Retrieved 30 December 2012. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
thepeerage.com Francis Seymour-Ingram, 2nd Marquess of Hertford
"leighrayment.com Irish House of Commons 1692–1800". Archived from the original on 1 June 2009. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
Brooke, John. "Seymour Conway, Francis, Visct. Beauchamp (1743–1822)". The History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
"No. 12053". The London Gazette. 29 January 1780. p. 1.
"No. 12054". The London Gazette. 1 January 1780. p. 1.
"No. 15720". The London Gazette. 17 July 1804. p. 877.
"No. 16580". The London Gazette. 3 March 1812. p. 425.
"No. 17772". The London Gazette. 11 December 1821. p. 2405.
"No. 16049". The London Gazette. 21 July 1807. p. 974.
Debrett's Peerage, 1968, pp.571,1036

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Marquess of Hertford
Carr, William (1897). "Seymour, Francis (1743-1822)" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. 51. London: Smith, Elder & Co.

Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by Edward Smyth Francis Price	Member of Parliament for Lisburn 1761–1768 With: Francis Price	Succeeded by Francis Price Marcus Paterson
Preceded by Henry Seymour Conway Hugh Skeffington	Member of Parliament for Antrim County 1768–1776 With: Viscount Dunluce	Succeeded by Henry Seymour-Conway James Willson
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by James Edward Colleton George Howard	Member of Parliament for Lostwithiel 1766–1768 With: James Edward Colleton	Succeeded by Henry Cavendish Charles Brett
Preceded by John Offley Thomas Worsley	Member of Parliament for Orford 1768–1794 With: Edward Colman 1768–71 Robert Seymour-Conway 1771–84 George Seymour-Conway 1784–90 Lord William Seymour-Conway 1790–94	Succeeded by Lord William Seymour-Conway Lord Robert Seymour
Political offices
Preceded by Sir Charles Bunbury	Chief Secretary for Ireland 1765–1766	Succeeded by Augustus Hervey
Preceded by Hans Stanley	Cofferer of the Household 1780–1782	Office abolished
Preceded by The Earl of Chesterfield	Master of the Horse 1804–1806	Succeeded by The Earl of Carnavon
Preceded by The Earl of Dartmouth	Lord Chamberlain of the Household 1812–1821	Succeeded by The Duke of Montrose
Honorary titles
Preceded by The 2nd Earl of Warwick	Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire 1816–1822	Succeeded by The 3rd Earl of Warwick
Vacant Title last held by The Duke of Grafton	Vice-Admiral of Suffolk 1822	Succeeded by The Marquess of Hertford
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by Francis Seymour-Conway	Marquess of Hertford 1794–1822	Succeeded by Francis Seymour-Conway

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[ODNB-1] Hochstrasser, T. J. (May 2008). "Conway, Francis Ingram-Seymour-, second marquess of Hertford (1743–1822)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/25167. Retrieved 30 December 2012. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[thepeerage.com-2] thepeerage.com Francis Seymour-Ingram, 2nd Marquess of Hertford

[rayment-3] "leighrayment.com Irish House of Commons 1692–1800". Archived from the original on 1 June 2009. Retrieved 25 November 2009.

[4] Brooke, John. "Seymour Conway, Francis, Visct. Beauchamp (1743–1822)". The History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 30 December 2012.

[5] "No. 12053". The London Gazette. 29 January 1780. p. 1.

[6] "No. 12054". The London Gazette. 1 January 1780. p. 1.

[7] "No. 15720". The London Gazette. 17 July 1804. p. 877.

[8] "No. 16580". The London Gazette. 3 March 1812. p. 425.

[9] "No. 17772". The London Gazette. 11 December 1821. p. 2405.

[10] "No. 16049". The London Gazette. 21 July 1807. p. 974.

[11] Debrett's Peerage, 1968, pp.571,1036