The son of the first marquess of Hertford; he was educated at Harrow and Christ Church, Oxford and was MP for Coventry (1783-84), Downton (1785-90), and Oxford (1790-96).

REFERENCES TO Lord William Seymour-Conway:

William Jerdan to the third Marquis of Hertford, [October 1822] in The Autobiography of William Jerdan. 4 vols (London: Arthur Hall, Vertue & Co., 1852-53)

William Augustus Conway to William Jerdan, 18 October 1822 in The Autobiography of William Jerdan. 4 vols (London: Arthur Hall, Vertue & Co., 1852-53)