Edward Taylor Seale (26 December 1811 – 4 May 1893) was an English priest and

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er. He played three first-class matches for

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between 1832 and 1835. He was born at Dartmouth,

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and died at Morleigh, also in Devon. Seale was the third son of

Sir John Henry Seale, 1st Baronet Sir John Henry Seale, 1st Baronet (1780–1844) of Mount Boone in the parish of Townstal near Dartmouth in Devon, was a Whig Member of Parliament for Dartmouth in 1838. He was created a baronet on 31 July 1838. He owned substantial lands in ...

, a substantial landowner and MP for Dartmouth. He was educated at

Winchester College Winchester College is a public school (fee-charging independent day and boarding school) in Winchester, Hampshire, England. It was founded by William of Wykeham in 1382 and has existed in its present location ever since. It is the oldest of ...

and at

Trinity College, Cambridge Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII, Trinity is one of the largest Cambridge colleges, with the largest financial endowment of any college at either Cambridge or Oxford. ...

. He appeared for Cambridge University in cricket matches that have since been deemed first-class in 1832, 1834 and 1835, and in another of lesser status in 1837; his highest score in five first-class innings was only 7, and there is no record that he bowled. Although Seale matriculated at

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in 1831, he did not graduate until 1839, when he took a

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degree. He was ordained as a

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in 1840 and as a

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priest in 1841, and became rector of Blackawton, Devon from 1841 to 1864 and of Morleigh also from 1841, remaining in post there until his death.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Seale, Edward 1811 births 1893 deaths English cricketers Cambridge University cricketers People from Dartmouth, Devon Cricketers from Devon Church of England priests People educated at Winchester College Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Younger sons of baronets

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