John Seymour Keay

John Seymour Keay (30 March 1839 – 27 June 1909) was a Scottish businessman in India, and later a Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom.

[1] As an advanced Liberal, Keay unsuccessfully contested West Newington at the general election in February 1886, but he won a seat at the by-election for Elginshire and Nairnshire on 8 October 1889.

Keay constantly intervened in the debates on the land purchase bill of 1890, concerning which he published an elaborate Exposure, and won the reputation of a bore.

He died on 27 June 1909 aged 70 at his London residence, 44 Bassett Road, North Kensington, and his remains were cremated at Golders Green.

[1] In a long treatise Spoiling the Egyptians, a Tale of Shame told from the Blue Books (1882, three editions) Keay protested the British invasion and occupation of Egypt in 1882.