Sir Seymour Vesey-FitzGerald | |
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Governor of Bombay | |
In office 6 March 1867 – 6 May 1872 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Preceded by | Sir Bartle Frere |
Succeeded by | Sir Philip Wodehouse |
Personal details | |
Born | 1818 County Clare |
Died | 28 June 1885 Oxford, Oxfordshire |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse | Maria Seymour |
Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford Oriel College, Oxford |
Sir William Robert Seymour Vesey-FitzGerald, GCSI, GCIE, PC (1818 – 28 June 1885), was an Anglo-Irish politician and colonial administrator. He served as Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs between 1858 and 1859 and as Governor of Bombay between 1867 and 1872.