Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Baron Conway of Ragley, 1st Baron Conway of Killultagh, Member of Parliament, Personal Computer , was a British politician, born Francis Seymour.
Background
Born Francis Seymour, he was the second son of Sir Edward Seymour, 4th Baronet, by his second wife Letitia, daughter of Alexander Popham. This branch of the Seymour family descended from Sir Edward Seymour, son of Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset by his first wife Catherine Filliol. On the death of his elder brother Popham Seymour-Conway in 1699, Francis succeeded to the estates of his mother"s relative Edward Conway, 1st Earl of Conway, and assumed the same year by Royal licence the additional surname of Conway.
Career
In 1703 he was raised to the Peerage of England as Baron Conway of Ragley, in the County of Warwick, and in 1712 he was created Baron Conway of Killultagh, in the County of Antrim, in the Peerage of Ireland. From 1728 to 1732 Lord Conway was Governor of Carrickfergus and was sworn of the Irish Privy Council in 1728. Lord Conway married firstly Lady Mary, daughter of Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester, on 17 February 1703/1704.
They had four daughters:
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Letitia Seymour-Conway (17 October 1704 – 1723)
Honorary Mary Seymour-Conway (August 1705 – 1728), married Nicholas Price
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Henrietta Seymour-Conway (1706 – 10 May 1771)
Honorary Catherine Seymour-Conway (1708 – 14 June 1737)
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Edward Seymour-Conway (d 8 April 1710)
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Jane Seymour-Conway (d 5 May 1749)
Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford (1718–1794)
Field Marshal Honorary Henry Seymour Conway (1721–1795)
Honorary Charlotte Seymour-Conway (22 July 1717 – September 1717)
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George Augustus Seymour-Conway (b August 1723), died an infant
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Arabella Seymour-Conway, died young
Honorary Anne Seymour-Conway (d 24 March 1774), married John Harris on 10 March 1755 and had issue
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Charles Seymour-Conway, died young
Lady Conway died on 12 February 1733/1734.
Membership
Conway sat as Tory Member of Parliament for Bramber from 1701 to 1703.
