Background
BLANE, - Seymour John was born on February 1, 1833 in London. Son of 2nd Baronet and Eliza, daughter of John Armit, Newton Park, Dublin. Succeeded father, 1869.
BLANE, - Seymour John was born on February 1, 1833 in London. Son of 2nd Baronet and Eliza, daughter of John Armit, Newton Park, Dublin. Succeeded father, 1869.
Eton.
Captain Fusilier Guards, 1854. Brevet-Major 52nd Light Infantry, 1857. Colonel Rifle Brigade, 1869.
Wounded at Inkermann.
Brigade-Major to Sir Neville Chamberlain and subsequently to General Nicholson during siege and at storming of Delhi. Brigade-Major Calcutta, 1859.
Military Secretary and Aide-de-camp to four Govemors-General of India, 1862. 3rd Baronet; cartulary-register 1812.
Retired 18S1.
Clubs: White’s, Guards’.
Spouse 1903, widow of Henry Blake of Boston, United States.A. Heir: n.