Clement-Jones family - Person Sheet
Clement-Jones family - Person Sheet
NameArthur Patrick William SEELY 3rd Baron Mottistone, 14060
Birth1905
Death1966
FatherLord John Edward Bernard SEELY CB, CMG, DSO, PC, TD 1st Baron Mottistone of Mottistone , 721 (1868-1947)
MotherEmily Florence CRICHTON , 722 (1870-1913)
Notes for Arthur Patrick William SEELY 3rd Baron Mottistone
Arthur Patrick William Seely, 3rd Baron Mottistone TD DL (18 August 1905 – 4 December 1966), was a family Land Agent on the Isle of Wight and a British Liberal Party politician.
He was the third son of Rt Hon. Jack Seely, who served as a Liberal Cabinet Minister and Emily Florence Crichton. He was educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge. He married, in 1939, Wilhelmina Josephine Philippa Van Haeften, eldest daughter of the Dutch Baron Van Haeften. They divorced in 1949. In 1963 he succeeded his elder brother John Seely as Baron Mottistone. In 1966 upon his death he was succeeded by his half-brother David Seely.[1]
Military career
In 1939 he was commissioned as a Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery. In 1940 he was promoted to Captain. In 1942 he was promoted to Major. In 1947 he was made a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Territorial Army and was given command of the 5/7th (Wessex) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment of the Royal Artillery.[2]
Political career
In 1934 he followed his father into politics on the Isle of Wight when he was elected as a County Councillor for the Freshwater Division. He served on the Isle of Wight County Council until resigning in May 1938.[3] Around 1937 he was selected by the Isle of Wight Liberals to be their prospective parliamentary candidate,[4] but by 1939 had been replaced by Helen de Guerry Browne. After the war he was Liberal candidate for the Nottingham East Division at the 1945 General Election. This was a former Liberal seat that was lost in 1931 and where the Liberals had come third in 1935. Although he finished third he was able to increase the Liberal vote share;
He was the third son of Rt Hon. Jack Seely, who served as a Liberal Cabinet Minister and Emily Florence Crichton. He was educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge. He married, in 1939, Wilhelmina Josephine Philippa Van Haeften, eldest daughter of the Dutch Baron Van Haeften. They divorced in 1949. In 1963 he succeeded his elder brother John Seely as Baron Mottistone. In 1966 upon his death he was succeeded by his half-brother David Seely.[1]
Military career
In 1939 he was commissioned as a Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery. In 1940 he was promoted to Captain. In 1942 he was promoted to Major. In 1947 he was made a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Territorial Army and was given command of the 5/7th (Wessex) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment of the Royal Artillery.[2]
Political career
In 1934 he followed his father into politics on the Isle of Wight when he was elected as a County Councillor for the Freshwater Division. He served on the Isle of Wight County Council until resigning in May 1938.[3] Around 1937 he was selected by the Isle of Wight Liberals to be their prospective parliamentary candidate,[4] but by 1939 had been replaced by Helen de Guerry Browne. After the war he was Liberal candidate for the Nottingham East Division at the 1945 General Election. This was a former Liberal seat that was lost in 1931 and where the Liberals had come third in 1935. Although he finished third he was able to increase the Liberal vote share;