Peerage Record – 32627

     Vice-Admiral Donald MacLeod Mackenzie was born on 18 September 1815.² He was the son of Sir George Stewart Mackenzie of Coul, 7th Bt. and Mary MacLeod.² He married Dorothea Seymour, daughter of Admiral Sir Michael Seymour and Dora Knighton, on 20 April 1865.² He died on 25 January 1894 at age 78, without issue.²

     Captain Edward Seymour was born on 5 October 1804.¹ He was the son of Admiral Sir Michael Seymour, 1st Bt. and Jane Hawker.² He died on 13 June 1837 at age 32.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy.¹

     Sarah Harding is the daughter of Thomas Harding.¹ She married Robert Charles Dallas, son of Robert Dallas and Sarah Elizabeth Cormack.¹
     Her married name became Dallas.¹

     Thomas Harding lived at Nelmes, Essex, England^G.¹

     George Mifflin Dallas was born on 10 July 1792 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.^G.¹ He was the son of Alexander James Dallas and Arabella Maria Smith.¹ He married Sophia Nicklin.¹ He died on 31 December 1864 at age 72 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.^G.¹
     He graduated from College of New Jersey, Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.A.^G, in 1810.¹ He was admitted to the bar in 1813.¹ He was private secretary to the Albert Gallatin, Minister to Russia between 1813 and 1814.¹ He was solicitor of the Second Bank of the United States between 1816 and 1817.¹ He held the office of Mayor of Philadelphia between 1828 and 1829.¹ He held the office of U.S. Attorney between 1829 and 1831, for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.¹ He held the office of Member, House of Representatives [U.S.] between 13 December 1831 and 3 March 1833, for Pennsylvania.¹ He held the office of Attorney-General of Pennsylvania between 1833 and 1835.¹ He held the office of U.S. Ambassador to Russia between 7 March 1837 and 29 July 1839.¹ He held the office of Vice-President of the United States between 4 March 1845 and 4 March 1849.¹ He held the office of U.S. Ambassador to the U.K. between 1856 and 1861.¹

     Walter Richard Seymour was born on 9 December 1838.¹ He was the son of Reverend Richard Seymour and Frances Smith.² He married Hilda Mary Grant, daughter of Charles James Irwin Grant, 6th Baron de Longueil and Anna Mary Catherine Trapman, on 30 October 1913.¹ He died on 16 March 1922 at age 83.¹

     Charles James Irwin Grant, 6th Baron de Longueil was born on 1 April 1815.³ He was the son of Charles William Grant, 5th Baron de Longueuil and Caroline Coffin.³ He married, firstly, Harriet Colmore, daughter of Frind Cregoe Colmore, in 1842.³ He married, secondly, Anna Mary Catherine Trapman, daughter of Louis Trapman, on 28 January 1849.^3,2 He died on 26 February 1879 at age 63.³
     He succeeded as the 6th Baron de Longueuil, of Longueuil, in the province of Quebec, Canada [Quebec, 1700] on 5 July 1848.

     Hilda Mary Grant was born on 24 October 1850.^2,3 She was the daughter of Charles James Irwin Grant, 6th Baron de Longueil and Anna Mary Catherine Trapman.^4,5 She was baptised on 15 August 1851.² She married Walter Richard Seymour, son of Reverend Richard Seymour and Frances Smith, on 30 October 1913.¹ She died on 29 February 1916 at age 65 at South Kensington, London, England^G.^1,3
     From 30 October 1913, her married name became Seymour.

     Admiral Rt. Hon. Sir Edward Hobart Seymour was born on 30 April 1840.¹ He was the son of Reverend Richard Seymour and Frances Smith.² He died on 2 March 1929 at age 88, unmarried.¹
     He fought in the Crimean War between 1854 and 1855, in the Black Sea.¹ He fought in the China War between 1857 and 1860.¹ He fought in the African Coast campaign in 1870, where he was wounded.¹ He fought in the Wgyptian War in 1881.¹ He held the office of Naval Aide-de-Camp to HM Queen Victoria between 1887 and 1889.¹ He was Commander-in-Chief of the China Station between 1897 and 1901.¹ He was commander of the Allied Naval Expedition to Peking in 1900.¹ He gained the rank of Admiral of the Fleet.¹ He was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun of Japan.¹ He was awarded the Order of Naval Merit of Spain.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.)¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.)¹ He was awarded the Order of Merit (O.M.)¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.)¹ He held the office of Naval Aide-de-Camp to King Edward VII between 1902 and 1903.¹ He was Commander-in-Chief of the Plymouth Station between 1903 and 1904.¹ He was awarded the Grand Cross of Red Eagle.¹ He was awarded the Order of the Alexander Nevsky of Russia.¹ He was awarded the Royal Humane Society Medal.¹ He was awarded the Order of Osmanieh 3rd Class.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G.¹

     Mary Eliza Hall was the daughter of Richard Hall.¹ She married Lt.-Col. John Hobart Culme-Seymour, son of Rev. Sir John Hobart Culme-Seymour, 2nd Bt. and Elizabeth Culme, on 15 March 1870.¹ She died on 6 March 1925.¹
     From 15 March 1870, her married name became Culme-Seymour.¹