Stan Seymour Jr.
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|death_date = 4 November 1992
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|known_for = Former chairman of Newcastle United
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George Stanley Seymour Jr was a former chairman of Newcastle United and the son of Stan Seymour Sr.
Career
Born the son of Stan Seymour Sr in Scotland,{{cite news|url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/men-who-ran-newcastle-united-17061784|title=The men who ran Newcastle United: Seymour Jnr had big boots to fill - so he brought in Kevin Keegan|date=11 October 2019|newspaper=Chronicle Live|access-date=2 August 2022}} he managed a sports shop in Newcastle upon Tyne.{{cite news|url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Keep-fit+enthusiast+dies+while+on+a+jog%3B+Runner+dead+in+field+son+of...-a0191363657|title=Keep-fit enthusiast dies while on a jog; Runner dead in field son of ex-United boss.|date=1 January 2009|newspaper=The Journal|access-date=2 August 2022}}
Seymour inherited his fathers' shareholding in Newcastle United, was appointed to the board of the company in April 1976, and went on to be chairman in March 1981.{{cite news|url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/lifestyle/nostalgia/one-of-toons-favourite-sons-1497353|title=One of Toon's favourite sons|date=2 June 2007|newspaper=Chronicle Live|access-date=2 August 2022}} He stopped manager Arthur Cox from spending large amounts on acquiring players, worked hard to improve the financial position of the club and halted a takeover by businessman, Ernie Clay. However, he also brought Kevin Keegan to Newcastle in 1982. He resigned as chairman as in 1988 and died at Birmingham in November 1992.
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