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Captain '''David Peter Seely, 4th Baron Mottistone''' [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] [[Venerable Order of St John|KStJ]] (16 December 1920 – 24 November 2011) was a [[British peerage|British peer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://announcements.thetimes.co.uk/obituaries/timesonline-uk/obituary.aspx?n=david-peter-mottistone&pid=154810269 |title=David Peter MOTTISTONE Obituary: View David MOTTISTONE's Obituary by The Times |publisher=Announcements.thetimes.co.uk |date=2011-11-24 |accessdate=2011-11-29}}</ref>
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Captain '''David Peter Seely, 4th Baron Mottistone''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|CBE|KStJ}} (16 December 1920 – 24 November 2011) was a naval officer and [[British peerage|British peer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://announcements.thetimes.co.uk/obituaries/timesonline-uk/obituary.aspx?n=david-peter-mottistone&pid=154810269 |title=David Peter MOTTISTONE Obituary: View David MOTTISTONE's Obituary by The Times |publisher=Announcements.thetimes.co.uk |date=24 November 2011 |access-date=29 November 2011}}</ref>


Seely was born in 1920. He was the eldest son of the [[J. E. B. Seely, 1st Baron Mottistone|1st Baron Mottistone]] from his second marriage to the Hon. Evelyn Izme Murray daughter of [[Montolieu Oliphant-Murray, 1st Viscount Elibank]] and 10th [[Lord Elibank]]. He was a grandson of [[Sir Charles Seely, 1st Baronet]]. He was baptised with [[Winston Churchill]] and the then [[Edward VIII of the United Kingdom|Duke of Cornwall]] (subsequently [[Edward VIII]], and then later HRH Duke of Windsor) as his godparents.
Seely was born in 1920. He was the eldest son of the [[J. E. B. Seely, 1st Baron Mottistone|1st Baron Mottistone]] from his second marriage to Evelyn Izme Murray daughter of [[Montolieu Oliphant-Murray, 1st Viscount Elibank]] and 10th [[Lord Elibank]], and half-brother to [[Henry John Alexander Seely, 2nd Baron Mottistone]] and [[Patrick Seely|Arthur Patrick William Seely, 3rd Baron Mottistone]]. He was a grandson of [[Sir Charles Seely, 1st Baronet]]. He was baptised with [[Winston Churchill]] and the then [[Edward VIII|Duke of Cornwall]] (subsequently Edward VIII, and then later Duke of Windsor) as his godparents.


He served in the [[Royal Navy]], ultimately reaching the rank of captain. He commanded {{HMS|Cossack|R57|2}} between 1958 and 1959 and {{HMS|Ajax|F114|2}} between 1963 and 1965. In 1966 he succeeded to the barony and retired from the service.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lord Mottistone obituary |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/naval-obituaries/8973893/Lord-Mottistone.html |website=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=26 September 2018}}</ref>
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He was [[Lord Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight]] from 1986 to 1995 and the last [[Governor]] of the [[Isle of Wight]] from 1992 to 1995, where the Seely family have played a prominent role since the 1850s. He was Chairman of the [[Bureau of Applied Sciences]] from 1987 to 1991 and was made an Honorary [[Doctor of Literature]] by [[Bournemouth University]] in 1993 and a [[Order of the British Empire|Commander of the British Empire]] in 1984. He was also a member of The [[Royal Yacht Squadron]]. He died on 24 November 2011.

He was succeeded by his eldest son Hon. Peter John Philip Seely born 29 October 1949. He is a godson of [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]].
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He was [[Lord Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight]] from 1986 to 1995 and the last [[List of governors of the Isle of Wight|Governor]] of the [[Isle of Wight]] from 1992 to 1995, where the Seely family have played a prominent role since the 1850s. He was created a [[Order of the British Empire|Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] in 1984 and made an Honorary [[Doctor of Literature]] by [[Bournemouth University]] in 1993. He was also an ex officio member of The [[Royal Yacht Squadron]]. He died on 24 November 2011. He was succeeded by his eldest son Peter John Philip Seely, born 29 October 1949, who was a godson of [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]].

==Arms==

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|escutcheon = Azure three ears of wheat banded Or between two martlets in pale and as many chaplets of roses in fess Argent.
|crest = In front of three ears of wheat banded Or the trunk of a tree fesswise eradicated and sprouting to the dexter Proper.
|supporters = On either side a sea horse (hippocampus) Azure gorged with a mural crown and charged on the shoulder with a maple leaf Or.
|motto = In Deo Spero <ref>{{cite book|title=Burke's Peerage |date=1959}}</ref>}}


== See also ==
== See also ==

*[[Seely Baronets]]
*[[Seely baronets]]
*[[List of godchildren of members of the British Royal Family]]
*[[Baron Mottistone]]


==References==
==References==

{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
* Obituary in the Daily Telegraph: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/naval-obituaries/8973893/Lord-Mottistone.html
* Obituary in the Daily Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/naval-obituaries/8973893/Lord-Mottistone.html


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.burkes-peerage.net/sites/Contents/book/UK/FHP/Peerage/fhp-MOTTISTONE.asp?&string1=Baron&string2=Mottistone&BookType=Peerage&Region=UK#hit-1 Burke's Peerage and Gentry]
*[http://www.burkes-peerage.net/sites/Contents/book/UK/FHP/Peerage/fhp-MOTTISTONE.asp?&string1=Baron&string2=Mottistone&BookType=Peerage&Region=UK#hit-1 Burke's Peerage and Gentry] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071010051257/http://www.burkes-peerage.net/sites/Contents/book/UK/FHP/Peerage/fhp-MOTTISTONE.asp?&string1=Baron&string2=Mottistone&BookType=Peerage&Region=UK#hit-1 |date=10 October 2007 }}
*[http://www-archives.chu.cam.ac.uk/perl/search/search?text=seely&start=&end=&kw_req=checked&add_text=&Submit=Submit The Churchill Papers]
*[http://www-archives.chu.cam.ac.uk/perl/search/search?text=seely&start=&end=&kw_req=checked&add_text=&Submit=Submit The Churchill Papers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110709152050/http://www-archives.chu.cam.ac.uk/perl/search/search?text=seely&start=&end=&kw_req=checked&add_text=&Submit=Submit |date=9 July 2011 }}
*[http://thepeerage.com/p11726.htm#i117260 The Peerage]
*[http://thepeerage.com/p11726.htm#i117260 The Peerage]


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Latest revision as of 14:48, 14 November 2024

Captain David Peter Seely, 4th Baron Mottistone CBE KStJ (16 December 1920 – 24 November 2011) was a naval officer and British peer.[1]

Seely was born in 1920. He was the eldest son of the 1st Baron Mottistone from his second marriage to Evelyn Izme Murray daughter of Montolieu Oliphant-Murray, 1st Viscount Elibank and 10th Lord Elibank, and half-brother to Henry John Alexander Seely, 2nd Baron Mottistone and Arthur Patrick William Seely, 3rd Baron Mottistone. He was a grandson of Sir Charles Seely, 1st Baronet. He was baptised with Winston Churchill and the then Duke of Cornwall (subsequently Edward VIII, and then later Duke of Windsor) as his godparents.

He served in the Royal Navy, ultimately reaching the rank of captain. He commanded Cossack between 1958 and 1959 and Ajax between 1963 and 1965. In 1966 he succeeded to the barony and retired from the service.[2]

He was Lord Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight from 1986 to 1995 and the last Governor of the Isle of Wight from 1992 to 1995, where the Seely family have played a prominent role since the 1850s. He was created a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1984 and made an Honorary Doctor of Literature by Bournemouth University in 1993. He was also an ex officio member of The Royal Yacht Squadron. He died on 24 November 2011. He was succeeded by his eldest son Peter John Philip Seely, born 29 October 1949, who was a godson of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

Arms

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Coat of arms of David Seely, 4th Baron Mottistone
Crest
In front of three ears of wheat banded Or the trunk of a tree fesswise eradicated and sprouting to the dexter Proper.
Escutcheon
Azure three ears of wheat banded Or between two martlets in pale and as many chaplets of roses in fess Argent.
Supporters
On either side a sea horse (hippocampus) Azure gorged with a mural crown and charged on the shoulder with a maple leaf Or.
Motto
In Deo Spero [3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "David Peter MOTTISTONE Obituary: View David MOTTISTONE's Obituary by The Times". Announcements.thetimes.co.uk. 24 November 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  2. ^ "Lord Mottistone obituary". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  3. ^ Burke's Peerage. 1959.
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Honorary titles
Preceded by Lord Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight
1986–1995 		Succeeded by
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Baron Mottistone
1966–2011 		Succeeded by
Peter John Philip Seely
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