Seymour Bathurst, 7th Earl Bathurst

Seymour Bathurst
Seymour Bathurst
7th Earl Bathurst
	Lilias Margaret Frances Borthwick
Issue	4
Father	Allen Bathurst, 6th Earl Bathurst
Mother	Meriel Leicester Warren
Occupation	Soldier and newspaper owner

Seymour Henry Bathurst, 7th Earl Bathurst, CMG, TD, JP, DL (21 July 1864 – 21 September 1943) was a British nobleman, soldier and newspaper owner.^[1]^[2]

Background and education

Bathurst was the son of Allen Bathurst, 6th Earl Bathurst and Meriel Leicester Warren. His maternal grandparents were George Warren, 2nd Baron de Tabley and his wife Catharina Barbara de Salis-Saglio. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford.^[1]^[2]

Military career

Bathurst followed his father into the part-time

St Helena guarding Boer prisoners.^[3] In recognition of his services, Bathurst was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the South African Honours list published on 26 June 1902.^[9]

Earl Bathurst retired from the 4th Gloucesters on 2 March 1908, just before it was disbanded,

5th Gloucesters, a battalion in the new Territorial Force,^[2]^[11] to which his brother Benjamin had just been appointed as commanding officer. He retained the position until 1933.^[3] He was also president of the Gloucestershire Territorial Association and was awarded the Territorial Decoration (TD).^[2]

Marriage and family

On 15 November 1893, Bathurst married

Maria. They had four children:^[2]

Lady Meriel Olivia Bathurst (3 September 1894 – 18 January 1936). She married Captain Lord Alastair Mungo Graham, son of Douglas Graham, 5th Duke of Montrose.
Lt-Col Allen Bathurst, Lord Apsley (3 August 1895 – killed on active service 17 December 1942) m. Violet Meeking of Richings Park. Their elder son Henry became the 8th Earl Bathurst.
Hon. William Ralph Seymour Bathurst (21 September 1903 – 10 September 1970). He married Helen Winifred Heathcoat-Amory, daughter of Lt-Col Harry William Ludovic Heathcote Heathcoat-Amory, of the Heathcoat-Amory baronets.
Hon. Ralph Henry Bathurst (26 September 1904 – 5 December 1965).

Countess Lilias Road in Cirencester is named after Lady Bathurst.

Morning Post

At the time of their marriage, it was expected that the

The Cause of World Unrest. The Bathursts sold the paper to a consortium organized by the 8th Duke of Northumberland

in 1924.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Who's Who (1903) Adam & Charles Black, London
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 100th Edn, London, 1953.
^ ^a ^b ^c Army List, various dates.
^ London Gazette, 16 March 1894.
^ London Gazette, 1 March 1898.
^ London Gazette, 9 May 1893.
^ London Gazette, 22 January 1895.
^ London Gazette, 23 September 1904.
^ "No. 27448". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 June 1902. p. 4195.
^ London Gazette, 6 March 1908.
^ London Gazette, 16 October 1908.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl Bathurst
Bathurst7^[usurped]

Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by Allen Bathurst	Earl Bathurst 1892–1943	Succeeded by Henry Bathurst

[who-1] Who's Who (1903) Adam & Charles Black, London

[Burke-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 100th Edn, London, 1953.

[List-3] Army List, various dates.

[4] London Gazette, 16 March 1894.

[5] London Gazette, 1 March 1898.

[6] London Gazette, 9 May 1893.

[7] London Gazette, 22 January 1895.

[8] London Gazette, 23 September 1904.

[9] "No. 27448". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 June 1902. p. 4195.

[10] London Gazette, 6 March 1908.

[11] London Gazette, 16 October 1908.

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