SOMERSET, Thomas (c.1579-1644/51), of St. Martin-in-the Fields, Westminster; later of Badminton House, Great Badminton, Glos.

Family and Education

b. c.1579, 3rd but 2nd surv. s. of Edward Somerset (d. 4 Mar. 1628), 4th earl of Worcester, ld. privy seal, and Elizabeth, da. of Francis Hastings, 2nd earl of Huntingdon. educ. ?privately at Raglan; Magdalen, Oxf. 1593, aged 14; G. Inn 1604; WARD 7/77/152; DWB (Edward Somerset); Al. Ox.; J.A. Bradney, Hist. Mon. ii. 26-7. vol. siege of Jülich 1610; Winwood’s Memorials ed. E. Sawyer, ii. 210-11; HMC De L’Isle and Dudley, iv. 216-17. travelled abroad (France, Geneva) 1610-11. SP78/56, f. 286, 78/58, ff. 1, 116v; SP96/1, f. 174; Add. 25079, f. 82; HMC Downshire, ii. 348, 400. m. 15 Aug. 1616, Ellen, da. of David Barry, 3rd Visct. Buttevant, wid. of John Power (d. by 7 Dec. 1606) of Curraghmore [I] and Thomas Butler (d. 22 Nov. 1614), 10th earl of Ormond, 1da. Lismore Pprs. (ser. 1) ed. A.B. Grosart, i. 123; J. Lodge, Peerage of Ire. (1754), i. 201; T. Carte, Life of James, Duke of Ormond, i. cxv. cr. KB 6 Jan. 1605; Visct. Somerset of Cashel, co. Tipperary [I] 8 Dec. 1626. Shaw, Knights of Eng. i. 157; C66/2377/10. d. bet. 1644/51. Recs. of Eng. Province of Soc. of Jesus ed. H. Foley, vi. 626; PROB 6/26, f. 14v. sig. Tho[mas] Somersett.

Offices Held

J.p. Mon. 1601-at least 1623; JPs in Wales and Monm. ed. Phillips, 350–4. commr. oyer and terminer, Oxf. circ. 1616–25, C181/2, f. 268v; 181/3, f. 179. subsidy, Mon. 1621 – 22, 1624; C212/22/21, 23. kpr., Nonsuch Park, Surr. by 1630-at least 1641. SP16/180/17; CSP Dom. 1640–1, p. 453. He described himself as ‘of Nonsuch’ in a deed of 1625: C54/2636/20.

Sewer, Queen Elizabeth’s Household 1602 – 03; master of horse, Anne of Denmark’s Household 1603–19. E179/70/115; LC2/4/4, f. 46v; Illustrations of British History ed. E. Lodge, iii. 65; LR7/80/2.

Farmer (jt.), fees from tolls and customs 1618; CSP Dom. 1611–18, p. 550. member, Guiana Co. 1619, Amazon R. Co. 1620. T.K. Rabb, Enterprise and Empire, 379; APC Col. 1613–80, p. 37.

Clerk, treasury of c.p. 1621. CSP Dom. 1619–23, p. 201. He was awarded the reversion of this office in 1604: C66/1613.

Parlimentarian

SOMERSET, Thomas (c.1579-1644/51), of St. Martin-in-the Fields, Westminster; later of Badminton House, Great Badminton, Glos.

Main residences: St. Martin-in-the Fields, Westminster; Badminton House, Great Badminton, Glos.

Author

L.B.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

SOMERSET, Thomas (c.1579-1644/51)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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