Seymour Thomas Bathurst (27 October 1793 – 10 April 1834) was an English politician and soldier who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for St Germans from 1818 to 1826.
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Early life and education
Seymour Thomas Bathurst was born in 1793 as the third son of Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst and Georgina Lennox, daughter of Lord George Lennox and a descendant of King Charles II. He was educated at Eton College from 1808 to 1811.
Career
Military
Bathurst became an Ensign in 1814 in the Grenadier Guards, and Captain in 1821, before he became a Major in 1823 and then a Lieutenant Colonel in 1825. He was the inspecting field officer of militia, Ionian Isles from 1825 to 1828. He fought at the battle of Waterloo in 1815.