Edward Seymour (Royal Navy officer)

Admiral of the Fleet The Right Honourable Sir Edward Seymour GCB, OM, GCVO, PC
Sir Edward Seymour
Born	(1840-04-30)30 April 1840 Kinwarton, Warwickshire
Died	2 March 1929(1929-03-02) (aged 88) Maidenhead, Berkshire
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1852–1910
Rank	Admiral of the Fleet
Commands	China Station SS Oregon HMS Inflexible HMS Iris HMS Orontes HMS Vigilant HMS Growler HMS Waterman
Battles / wars	Crimean War Second Opium War Taiping Rebellion Boxer Rebellion
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Member of the Order of Merit Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order

Admiral of the Fleet Sir Edward Hobart Seymour, GCB, OM, GCVO, PC (30 April 1840 – 2 March 1929) was a Royal Navy officer. As a junior officer he served in the Black Sea during the Crimean War. He then took part in the sinking of the war-junks, the Battle of Canton and the Battle of Taku Forts during the Second Opium War and then saw action again at the Battle of Cixi during the Taiping Rebellion.

Seymour went on to be Second-in-Command of the Channel Squadron and then Admiral Superintendent of Naval Reserves. After that he became Commander-in-Chief, China Station. During the Boxer Rebellion, he led an expedition of 2,000 sailors and marines from Western and Japanese warships to relieve the besieged diplomatic legations in Peking. The expedition was defeated by Chinese and Boxer forces and had to return to Tianjin. Although the mission had failed, when Seymour arrived back at Portsmouth he and his men were welcomed by thousands of people lining the beach and pier.