SOMERSET, Lord Fitzroy James Henry (1788-1855), of Cefntilla, Usk, Mon.

Family and Education

b. 30 Sept. 1788, 8th s. of Henry, 5th Duke of Beaufort, and bro. of Lords Arthur John Henry Somerset, Charles Henry Somerset, Henry Charles Somerset, Mq. of Worcester,* and Robert Edward Henry Somerset. educ. Westminster 1803. m. 6 Aug. 1814, Emily Harriet, da. of Hon. William Wellesley Pole, 2s. 2da. KCH 2 Jan. 1815; GCB 24 Sept. 1847; cr. Baron Raglan 11 Oct. 1852.

Offices Held

Cornet, 4 Drag. 1804, lt. 1805, mission to Constantinople with Sir Arthur Paget 1807; lt. 6 Garrison Batt. 1808, 43 Ft. 1808; a.d.c. to Sir Arthur Wellesley in Portugal 1808; military sec. to Lord Wellington 1811 – 14, maj. 1811, lt.-col. 1812; capt. and lt.-col. 1 Ft. Gds. 1814; col. and a.d.c. to the Prince Regent 1815 – 22; maj.-gen. 1825; col. 53 Ft. 1830; lt.-gen. 1838, gen. 1854, f.m. Nov. 1854; col. R. Horse Gds. 1854 – 55; c.-in-c. Crimea Feb. 1854 – d.

Sec. embassy Paris 1814 – 15, 1815 – 18; sec. of Ordnance 1818 – 27; military sec. War Office Jan. 1827 – Sept. 1852; master gen. of Ordnance 1852 – 55; PC 16 Oct. 1852.

Parlimentarian

SOMERSET, Lord Fitzroy James Henry (1788-1855), of Cefntilla Court, Usk, Mon. and 85 Pall Mall, Mdx.

Main residence: Cefntilla, Usk, Mon.

Notes

C. Hibbert, The Destruction of Lord Raglan (1961) is the most recent biography.

Author

R.G.T.

Volume

Commons 1790-1820

Web Title

SOMERSET, Fitzroy James Henry (1788-1855)

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Estates

Oxford 1644

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