William Henry Seymour

General Sir William Henry Seymour was a senior British Army officer.

Military career

Seymour was commissioned into the 68th Regiment of Foot in 1847. He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1852 without purchase. He saw action in the Crimean War in 1854 and was promoted to Captain in December of that year. He transferred regiments to the 2nd Dragoon Guards in 1855 and served in the Indian Rebellion of 1857. There, he rose from Captain to Major, and from Major to Lieutenant Colonel.
Colonel Seymour then served as Inspector-General of Cavalry in Ireland from 1874 to 1879. He was Colonel of the 3rd Dragoon Guards from 1883 to 1891, colonel of the 13th Hussars from 1891 to 1894 and colonel of the 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays) from 1894 until his death on 20 June 1921.