MEN OF THE DAY.

No. 136.

ADMIRAL FREDERICK BEAUCHAMP PAGET-SEYMOUR, C.B.

A SEYMOUR and a cousin to the Marquisate of Hertford is born with good names to good interest, and when in addition to that he proves himself a good officer and a good fellow, the world will not contain the friends he may make and the places he may fill. Born fifty-five years ago, the son of Sir Horace Beauchamp Seymour, K.C.B., and the grandson of the first Marquis of Hertford, young Beauchamp Seymour was secured against many of the demoralising effects of these advantages by being early sent to sea, and he rose through the grades of the service with commendable rapidity, doing his duty withal excellently well, until at length he became appointed one of those Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty who collectively represent the Naval administration of Great Britain. From this he was appointed to the command of the Channel Squadron, which he still holds until, as is probable, he is again called to sit at the Council-table in Whitehall. What is remarkable is, that in his advancement he has not left an enmity and scarcely an envy behind him; for, being frank and friendly to all, and never having been known to do an ill turn to any, he is one of the most popular men in a service in which popularity is not easy to achieve. When afloat, indeed, he maintains a very sufficient dignity, and it is considered a splendid sight to see him on a quarter-deck in full uniform, bearing that ineffable admiral's majesty which has earned for him the title of "The Swell of the Ocean." He has, too, the confidence as well as the respect of those who serve under him, and would be followed in any enterprise he might lead. Ashore he is a well-dressed man of consequence, whose bearing commands, and whose converse persuades attention. Few sailors have so large a company of acquaintance among the people and personages of London Society, and none could more jauntily maintain it in discipline and efficiency. He is very fond of correspondence and white duck.

MEN OF THE DAY. No. 136.

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