Sir Edward Seymour

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English politician Member of Parliament of England Speaker of the House of Commons of England Tory politician human

Sir Edward Seymour was a prominent 17th-century English statesman and Tory politician who served in several high offices of the Crown and wielded significant influence in the House of Commons.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	English politician → Member of Parliament of England → Speaker of the House of Commons of England → Tory politician → human →
child	Sir Edward Seymour, 5th Baronet →
country	Kingdom of England →
dateOfBirth	1633 →
dateOfDeath	1708 →
era	Stuart period →
familyName	Seymour →
father	Sir Edward Seymour, 3rd Baronet →
givenName	Edward →
knownFor	being one of the most powerful commoners of his time → influential Tory stance against royal ministers → strong leadership in the House of Commons →
memberOf	Parliament of England →
memberOfPoliticalParty	Tory Party →
monarchServed	Charles II of England → James II of England → Mary II of England → William III of England →
movement	Toryism →
nobleTitle	baronet →
notableWork	leadership in the House of Commons during the reign of Charles II → opposition to the Court party in the late 1670s → role in the Exclusion Crisis debates →
parliamentaryFaction	Country party →
participatedIn	English Civil War aftermath politics → English Exclusion Crisis →
placeOfBirth	Berry Pomeroy → Devon →
placeOfDeath	Maiden Bradley → Wiltshire NERFINISHED →
positionHeld	Lord Commissioner of the Treasury → Member of Parliament for Devon → Member of Parliament for Exeter → Member of Parliament for Great Bedwyn → Member of Parliament for Hindon → Member of Parliament for Totnes → Speaker of the House of Commons of England → Treasurer of the Navy →
religion	Church of England →
residence	Berry Pomeroy Castle → Maiden Bradley House →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	Letitia Popham →
title	4th Baronet Seymour of Berry Pomeroy →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Treasurer of the Navy →	officeHeldBy