Charles Seale-Hayne
| The Right Honourable Charles Seale-Hayne | |
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| Paymaster-General | |
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In office 18 August 1892 – 21 June 1895 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister |
William Ewart Gladstone The Earl of Rosebery |
| Preceded by | The Lord Windsor |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Hopetoun |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 October 1833 |
| Died |
22 November 1903 (aged 70) Mayfair, London |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal |
Charles Hayne Seale-Hayne PC (22 October 1833 – 22 November 1903) was a British businessman and Liberal politician. He served as Paymaster-General between 1892 and 1895 in the Liberal administrations of William Ewart Gladstone and the Earl of Rosebery.
Political career
Called to the bar in 1857, Seale-Hayne was Liberal Member of Parliament for Ashburton, Devon, from 1885 until his death in 1903.[1][2] He served under William Ewart Gladstone and later the Earl of Rosebery as Paymaster-General from 1892 to 1895[3] and was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1892.[4] Apart from his political career he was also the first Chairman of the Dartmouth and Torbay Railway.
Personal life
Seale-Hayne died in November 1903, aged 70, in Mayfair, London, and was buried in Kensal Green Cemetery.[5] In his will he endowed a farming and food science college near Newton Abbot. Seale-Hayne College opened in 1919, later becoming part of the University of Plymouth.
References
- Concise Dictionary of National Biography, 1932
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Charles Seale-Hayne
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Ashburton 1885–1903 |
Succeeded by Harry Trelawney Eve |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by The Lord Windsor |
Paymaster-General 1892–1895 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Hopetoun |
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