SEYMOUR, Henry (1729-1807), of Sherborne, Dorset

b. 21 Oct. 1729, 1st s. of Francis Seymour, M.P., of Sherborne by Elizabeth, da. of Alexander Popham, M.P., of Littlecote, Wilts., wid. of Edward Richard Montagu, Visct. Hinchingbrooke; half-bro. of John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, and cos. of Edward Seymour, 9th Duke of Somerset. educ. Westminster 1739-47; New Coll. Oxf. 1747; Grand Tour.Mann to Walpole, 29 Jan. 1751; Walpole to Conway, 23 June 1752. m. (1) 24 July 1753, Lady Caroline Cowper (d. 2 June 1773), da. of William, 2nd Earl Cowper, 2da.; (2) 5 Oct.1775, Louise Thérèse, da. of La Martilière de Chançay, wid. of Comte Guillaume de Panthou, 2s. 1da. suc. fa. 1761.