Arthur Seymour (politician)

Arthur Seymour
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Arthur Seymour in his late 50s
4th Superintendent of Marlborough Province
In office
1864–1865
In office
1870–1876
4th Chairman of Committees
In office
1873–1875
Preceded byMaurice O'Rorke
Succeeded byMaurice O'Rorke
In office
1879–1881
Preceded byMaurice O'Rorke
Succeeded byEbenezer Hamlin
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Wairau
In office
1872–1875
Preceded byWilliam Henry Eyes
Succeeded byJoseph Ward
In office
1876–1881
Preceded byJoseph Ward
Succeeded byHenry Dodson
Personal details
Born20 March 1832
Marksbury, Somersetshire
England
Died3 April 1923(1923-04-03) (aged 91)
Picton
New Zealand
RelationsDr Ralph Richardson (brother-in-law)

Arthur Penrose Seymour (20 March 1832 – 3 April 1923) was a 19th-century New Zealand politician from Picton. He was the 4th Superintendent of the Marlborough Province and was a member of the provincial government for all 16 years of its existence. With his strong advocacy for Picton, he successfully had the Seat of Government moved to Picton. When the Blenheim party secured a majority in the Provincial Council by 1865, Seymour negotiated the removal of the Seat of Government back to Blenheim.

Seymour was a member of parliament for various Marlborough electorates for a total of twelve years. Prior to his election to Parliament, he had been appointed to the Legislative Council. He was three times Mayor of Picton.