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SOMERSET, Lord Charles Henry (1767-1831).
Family and Education
b. 12 Dec. 1767, 2nd s. of Henry, 5th Duke of Beaufort, and bro. of Lords Arthur John Henry Somerset, Fitzroy James Henry Somerset, Henry Charles Somerset, Mq. of Worcester, and Robert Edward Henry Somerset. educ. Westminster 1780-4; Trinity, Oxf. 1784-; Grand Tour 1786. m. (1) 8 June 1788 in Scotland, Hon. Elizabeth Courtenay (d. 11 Sept. 1815), da. of William, 2nd Visct. Courtenay, 3s. 3da.; (2) 9 Aug. 1821, Lady Mary Poulett, da. of John, 4th Earl Poulett, 1s. 2da.
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Ld. of bedchamber to Prince of Wales 1791 – 97; comptroller of Household Apr. 1797–1804; PC 26 Apr. 1797; jt. paymaster-gen. July 1804 – Feb. 1806, Apr. 1807–813; gov. Cape of Good Hope Nov. 1813-June 1827.
Cornet, 1 Drag. Gds. 1785; lt. 13 Drag. 1786; capt. 77 Ft. 1787; capt. and lt. 2 Ft. Gds. 1791, lt.-col. 1791; lt.-col. commdt. 103 Ft. 1794, col. 1795; maj.-gen. 1798; col. commdt. 4 Ft. 1799, 1 W. I. Ft. 1804; lt.-gen. 1805, gen. 1814; col. 33 Ft. 1830 – d.
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SOMERSET, Charles Henry (1767-1831)
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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.
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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.
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Main residence: Cefntilla, Usk, Mon.
Notes
C. Hibbert, The Destruction of Lord Raglan (1961) is the most recent biography.
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SOMERSET, Fitzroy James Henry (1788-1855)
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SOMERSET, Lord Granville Charles Henry (1792-1848), of Troy, Mon.
Family and Education
b. 27 Dec. 1792, 2nd s. of Henry Charles Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort, by Lady Charlotte Sophia Leveson Gower, da. of Granville Leveson Gower, 1st Mq. of Stafford; bro. of Henry Somerset, Mq. of Worcester. educ. Christ Church, Oxf. 1811. m. 27 July 1822, Hon. Emily Smith, da. of Robert Smith, 1st Baron Carrington, 3s. 2da.
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Ld. of Treasury Mar. 1819 – Apr. 1827, Jan. 1828 – Nov. 1830; PC 20 Dec. 1834; commr. of woods, forests and land revenues Dec. 1834 – May 1835; chancellor of duchy of Lancaster Sept. 1841-July 1846.
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Main residence: Troy, Mon.
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Commons 1790-1820
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SOMERSET, Granville Charles Henry (1792-1848)
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SOMERSET, Henry, Mq. of Worcester (1792-1853).
Family and Education
b. 5 Feb. 1792, 1st s. of Henry Charles Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort, and bro. of Lord Granville Charles Henry Somerset. educ. by Rev. Walter Fletcher at Dalston, Cumb.; Westminster until 1805; by Edward Vernon, bp. of York; Christ Church, Oxf. 1809. m. (1) 25 July 1814, Georgiana Frederica (d. 11 May 1821), da. of Hon. Henry Fitzroy, 4th s. of Charles Fitzroy, 1st Baron Southampton, 2da., (2) 29 June 1822, Emily Frances, half-sis. of his 1st w., da. of Charles Culling Smith, 1s. 6da. suc. fa. as 7th Duke of Beaufort, 23 Nov. 1835; KG 11 Apr. 1842.
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Ld. of Admiralty May 1815 – Mar. 1819.
Cornet, 10 Drag. 1811, lt. 1811; a.d.c. to Duke of Wellington 1812 – 14; lt. 7 Hussars 1815, 93 Ft. 1819; capt. 37 Ft. 1819, maj. 1819, half-pay 1821, ret. 1832; lt.-col. commdt. Glos. Hussars 1834.
High steward, Bristol 1836 – d.
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SOMERSET, Henry (1792-1853)
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