Francis Seymour Stevenson

Who was Francis Seymour Stevenson?

Francis Seymour Stevenson was a British Liberal Party politician, author and scholar. He was elected at the 1885 general election as Member of Parliament for Eye in Suffolk, and held the seat until his resignation from the House of Commons on 19 March 1906 by becoming Steward of the Manor of Northstead.

Stevenson resided at Playford Mount, county Suffolk, and at 5 Ennismore Gardens, London. He was born in Mauritius and baptized at Moka, Mauritius. He was educated at Lausanne, Harrow, and at Balliol College, Oxford where he matriculated on January 29, 1881 at age 18. He was an Exhibitioner from 1879 to 1884 with Bachelor of Arts 1884 and was a student of Lincoln's Inn in 1883. In county Suffolk, he served as J.P and D.L, as well as M.P. for their Eye Division from 1885. He served as President of the Anglo-Armenian Association from 1892 and on the Civil List Committee in 1901. He was Parliamentary Charity Commissioner for England and Wales from 1894 to 1895. He also served as County Alderman for East Suffolk and was Knight Commander of the Greek Order of the Redeemer.