Roger Seys (died 1599) was
Attorney general
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of all
Wales
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; and Under-Sheriff of
Glamorganshire
, HQ = Cardiff
, Government = Glamorgan County Council (1889–1974)
, Origin=
, Code = GLA
, CodeName = Chapman code
, Replace =
* West Glamorgan
* Mid Glamorgan
* South Glamorgan
, Mo ...
in 1570. He was grandfather of
Ievan Sais of
Cowbridge
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The Cowbridge with Llanblethian community and civil parish elect a town council.
A Cowbridge electoral ward exists fo ...
. His seat became
Boverton through his marriage to Elizabeth, heiress of Griffith Voss, and Maid of Honour to
Queen Elizabeth
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. They had two sons, Richard Seys, of Boverton and
Swansea, and Alexander Seys of
The Gaer House and Caerleon (or Caerlleon); as well as a daughter, Elizabeth.
He died in 1599, and was buried at
Llantwit Major
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.
References
1599 deaths
People from the Vale of Glamorgan
16th-century Welsh lawyers
Year of birth unknown
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