30-471: Anthony Hammond (1668–1738), of Somersham Place, Somersham , Huntingdonshire and Lidlington , Bedfordshire, was an English official and Tory politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons between 1695 and 1708. He was also known as a poet and pamphleteer. Hammond was born on 1 September 1668, the eldest son of Anthony Hammond, D.L., of Somersham Place, Somersham , Huntingdonshire , who
60-630: A 'character' of Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford to The Present State of the Republick of Letters for October 1730, from which Robert Samber drew his information for a verse eulogy on Orford in 1731: also he wrote another financial pamphlet entitled The National Debt as it stood at Michaelmas 1730, stated and explained . His Collections and Extracts relating to the Affairs of the Nation, with an Autobiographical Diary , extending from 1660 to 1730,
90-600: A constituency near Maiden Bradley where the family had their principal residence at Bradley House . For much of the rest of his life he represented at various times the Devon county constituency, Totnes and Exeter . A skilled debater and politician, he was twice Speaker of the House of Commons during the Cavalier Parliament , the first non-lawyer to be chosen for that position for a considerable time. Seymour
120-590: A family greatly influential in the Western counties, he was the eldest son of Sir Edward Seymour, 3rd Baronet , and his wife Anne Portman, and a descendant of Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset , in the senior line. (Because of the alleged adultery of the Duke's first wife, the Dukedom had been entailed with preference to his sons by his second marriage.) Seymour first sat in parliament in 1661 for Hindon , Wiltshire,
150-517: A loyalty to old friends with which he is not always credited. He seems to have suffered from diabetes in later life, an exchange of wit between Seymour and his physician, Dr. Ratcliffe, being recorded in Joe Miller's Jests . He died at Bradley House. On 7 September 1661, he married Margaret Wale (d. before 1674), daughter of Sir William Wale , of North Lappenham , Rutland , Alderman of London, and wife, and sister of Elizabeth Wale, married to
180-482: A monument in Somersham church. He was admitted at Gray's Inn in 1684 and at St John's College, Cambridge in 1685. It was told that he smuggled the actress and playwright Susanna Centlivre into his college, where she was disguised as a male cousin, "Jack". There (by this report) she remained hidden for some months studying grammar. He made many and varied friendships with political and literary figures. He entered
210-641: A prisoner for debt in the King's Bench, and prostitutor of his pen for bread..." Thomas Cooke , translator of Hesiod, who made Hammond's acquaintance in 1722, wrote of him: "He was a well-bred man, had but a small portion of solid understanding, and was a great flatterer. He was a pleasant story-teller, and seldom sad. He courted men of letters and genius, and was fond of being taken notice of by them in their writings. He would ask them to mention him in their works: he asked it of me." In 1720, Hammond edited A New Miscellany of Original Poems, Translations, and Imitations, by
240-602: A quarrel that arose during a debate in the committee of privileges over the Cambridgeshire election, he fought a duel with Lord William Powlett on 27 January 1697/98, and was wounded in the thigh. In parliament he spoke principally on financial questions. At the 1698 English general election , Hammond was returned as MP for the University of Cambridge , and was made M.A. as a member of St John's College . Shortly afterward, he published anonymously Considerations upon
270-499: A short character-sketch of himself which was published in 1809. [REDACTED] This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : " Hammond, Anthony (1668-1738) ". Dictionary of National Biography . London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. Somersham Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include
300-815: Is preserved in the Bodleian Library . There are numerous Hammond manuscripts among the Rawlinson Collection at the Bodleian, and others among the Portland, Cowper and Stuart papers in the Historical Manuscripts Commission. Hammond died in the Fleet in 1738, but his estate was not administered until 8 April 1749. His wife died in 1749. They had two surviving sons: and three surviving daughters including He wrote
330-592: The Earl of Roscommon . In 1721, he permitted the publication of his Solitudinis Munus: or, Hints for Thinking . He also wrote a reasoned retrospect of the South Sea Bubble year, entitled A Modest Apology . He remarked that he had made a list of 107 bubbles with a nominal stock of £93,600,000, involving a loss of £14,040,000. Hammond prefixed to Walter Moyle 's Works (1727) a memoir (signed 'A.H.'): they had been intimate friends from 1690. Hammond contributed
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#1732790436633360-551: The Exclusion Bill and a quintessential country gentleman, his Tory credentials were impeccable. Samuel Pepys in his Diary records the unpleasant impression Seymour's arrogance made on most people who met him; nearly 40 years later the Duke of Marlborough wrote that while one should not wish for any person's death, he was sure that Seymour's death would be no great loss. From the security of this position, Seymour moved that
390-639: The Loyal Parliament investigate the irregularities surrounding the election of its members before it granted any revenues to James II , but as no other member dared to second it, it brought about no immediate consequence. He continued to oppose the arbitrary measures of James throughout his reign. During the Glorious Revolution , he was one of the first Tories to declare for the Prince of Orange . The remarks that supposedly passed between
420-604: The Chancellor, and managed the several attempts made to remove him from office. In 1699, the death of his third son, Popham Seymour-Conway , from the effects of a wound incurred in a duel with Captain George Kirk, prompted him to make an attack upon the standing army . His vigorous defence of his friend Sir Richard Reynell, 1st Baronet , Lord Chief Justice of Ireland , against the absurd charge that he had conspired to kill William of Orange, shows his eloquence in debate and
450-589: The Grecian Tavern set. At the 1695 English general election , Hammond was returned as Tory Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire in a hard-fought contest. He voted in March 1696 against fixing the price of guineas at 22 shillings, and refused to subscribe the Association which lost him his position on the commission of peace. He was active in opposing the attainder of Sir John Fenwick . After
480-657: The Low Countries. From February to September 1694, he was captain of foot in Thomas Farrington's regiment . He married Jane Clarges, daughter of Sir Walter Clarges, 1st Baronet , at Tunbridge Wells , Kent, on 14 August 1694. That was a family prominent in politics, which included leading members of the Tory party. Hammond was a regular guest at the Surrey home of Sir Walter Clarges, who was similarly acquainted with
510-516: The Most Eminent Hands, viz. Mr. Prior, Mr. Pope, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Harcourt, Lady M[ary] W[ortley] M[ontagu], Mrs. Manley, &c., now first published from their respective manuscripts. With some Familiar Letters, by the late Earl of Rochester, never before printed : in the 'Preface' he claimed as his own some pieces which had been ascribed to others, including the Ode on Solitude attributed to
540-504: The Navy in May 1702, and again entered parliament as member for Huntingdon at the 1702 English general election . At the 1708 British general election , he was returned for New Shoreham , Sussex , but on the ensuing 7 December the House decided by a majority of eighteen that, as commissioner of the navy and employed in the out ports, he was incapable of being elected or of voting as a member of
570-673: The Treasury from 15 November 1690 to 2 May 1696 and Comptroller of the Household from 1702 to 1704. He was also responsible for the Habeas Corpus Act 1679 . Though able, Seymour's character was marred by his haughty pride in his ancestry (much like his cousin, the 6th Duke of Somerset ) and by venality. However, his influence was much courted, and he led a powerful faction of Western members in Parliament. An opponent of
600-488: The choice of a Speaker of the House of Commons in the approaching Session , in which he tacitly recommended Robert Harley for the office of Speaker against Sir Edward Seymour and Sir Thomas Littleton . Littleton was elected Speaker on 6 December 1698. This tract has been often reprinted. Hammond was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society 30 November 1698 and admitted 30 October 1700, but had withdrawn by 1718. He
630-643: The company of radical Whig theorists, including Walter Moyle . Through Moyle he probably came into the circle of Tory and Whig ideologues and virtuosi who gathered at the Grecian Coffee House in the Strand, in London. When he came of age in 1689, Hammond was appointed to the Huntingdonshire lieutenancy and was made a colonel in the county militia. He was probably included on the commission of
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#1732790436633660-462: The details below. Request from 172.68.168.226 via cp1108 cp1108, Varnish XID 253404481 Upstream caches: cp1108 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 10:40:36 GMT Sir Edward Seymour, 4th Baronet Sir Edward Seymour, 4th Baronet MP (1632/1633 – 17 February 1708) was a British nobleman, and a Royalist and Tory politician. Born at Berry Pomeroy Castle in Devon, of
690-505: The house, and therefore a new writ was ordered the next day. In 1711, Hammond left England to take up his appointment as deputy-paymaster or treasurer of the British forces in Spain . The Duke of Argyll , commander-in-chief, complained of him for irregularity. Paymaster Hon. James Brydges , however, upheld Hammond in a report to Lord Treasurer Dartmouth , dated 11 November 1712, justifying
720-589: The payments made by him to Portuguese troops. Following his arrest for debt in 1714 his affairs became hopelessly involved. According to Thomas Hearne , Hammond attempted to assassinate the Old Pretender in 1715. He was frequently in debtors' prison during his later life, where he occupied himself with literary pursuits. Retiring to the Fleet Prison , he was able to preserve the remains of his estate for his eldest son. Hearne wrote of him, "...at present
750-623: The peace. He was elected a Conservator to the Board of the Bedford Level Corporation , becoming a Bailiff of that company (in the place of Roger Jenyns, Surveyor General of the Fens, deceased) in 1693: he surrendered his bailiwick to James Fortrey in 1704, but resumed his place as a Conservator until 1712, when his duties of service in Spain prevented his further active participation upon the committee. In 1690, he travelled abroad in
780-526: The two on the first meeting are indicative of his pride of birth: "I think, Sir Edward," said the Prince, "that you are of the family of the Duke of Somerset ." "Pardon me, your highness," replied Seymour, "the Duke of Somerset is of my family." However, he adhered to the Tory party, acting as a sort of whip or manager, and remained a vigorous rhetorical opponent of the Whig . He particularly attacked Lord Somers ,
810-612: Was a signatory to The Several Declarations of The Company of Royal Adventurers of England Trading into Africa , a document published in 1667 which led to the expansion of the Royal Africa Company . He was one of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty from 1673 until 1679, when he was made a Privy Counsellor . He also held office as Treasurer of the Navy from 1673 until 1681, Lord Commissioner of
840-416: Was defeated by Isaac Newton , although Edward Villiers, 1st Earl of Jersey , Lord Chamberlain, had written to the university in his favour. He found consolation in penning some Considerations upon Corrupt Elections of Members to serve in Parliament in 1701. On 17 June 1701, he had been appointed a commissioner for stating the public accounts. Under Godolphin 's administration he was made a Commissioner of
870-600: Was returned again as MP for Cambridge University at the first general election of 1701. In September, however, when dining in a Haymarket tavern with Tory friends Charles Davenant and John Tredenham, he was compromised when they were unexpectedly joined by the French chargé d'affaires Chevalier Jean-Baptiste de Poussin , upon which the Whigs built great political capital against him. At the November general election of 1701, he
900-414: Was the third son of Anthony Hammond (1608–1661) of St Alban's Court, Nonington , Kent. His mother was Amy Browne (died 1693), daughter of Henry Browne of Hasfield House, Gloucestershire . He was educated at home under Mr Kay from 1675 to 1676, at Willingham, Cambridgeshire under Samuel Saywell from 1676 to 1683 and at St Paul's School from 1684 to 1685. He succeeded his father, who died in 1680 and has
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