Hugh Seely, 1st Baron Sherwood
Hugh Michael Seely, 1st Baron Sherwood (2 October 1898 – 1 April 1970) was a British Liberal politician. He was the third baronet of the Seely family, of Sherwood Lodge, Nottinghamshire.
Seely was educated at Eton College and became a Lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for East Norfolk from 1923 to 1924, High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire for 1925 and MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed from 1935 to 1941. He was the Joint Under-Secretary of State for Air during a large part of the Second World War (1941–45). In 1946 he acquired and was Chairman of the famous gunmaker James Purdey and Sons [1].
He married Molly Patricia Chetwode, daughter of the first Viscount Camrose, who owned The Daily Telegraph newspaper. He was created Baron Sherwood in 1941; the barony became extinct when he died in 1970 without children. His brother Sir Victor Basil John Seely, 4th Baronet (1900-1980) inherited the baronetcy. Victor's son Sir Nigel Edward Seely is the current and 5th Baronet (b. 1923). Lord Sherwood was a member of a family of politicians, industrialists and significant landowners. His great-grandfather Charles Seely (1803–1887), grandfather Sir Charles Seely, 1st Baronet, father Sir Charles Seely, 2nd Baronet, and uncle John Edward Bernard Seely, 1st Baron Mottistone were all Members of Parliament.
[edit] Sources
- Burke's Peerage and Baronetage 107th Edition Volume III [ *Burke's Peerage and Baronetage 107th Edition Volume III [2]
- Seely Baronets
- Information on the Seely family estates at the UK National Registry of Archives
- Wight Life April/May 1975 article on The Seely Family and their Island Homes [3]
- The Great Houses of Nottinghamshire, Sherwood Lodge (1881)
- Correspondence with Winston Churchill [4]
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Michael Falcon |
Member of Parliament for East Norfolk 1923 – 1924 |
Succeeded by Sir Reginald James Neville Neville |
| Preceded by Alfred John Kennett Todd |
Member of Parliament for Berwick-upon-Tweed 1935 – 1941 |
Succeeded by George Charles Grey |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Charles Seely |
Seely Baronets | Succeeded by Victor Seely |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Baron Sherwood 1941–1970 |
Title extinct |
