Lord Arthur John Henry Somerset

The Right Honourable Arthur Somerset MP
In office 1805–1816
Preceded by	James Rooke, Sir Charles Gould Morgan
Succeeded by	Sir Charles Gould Morgan, Lord Granville Somerset
Member of Parliament for Monmouthshire
Personal details
Born	12 February 1780
Died	18 April 1816 (aged 36)
Nationality	British
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth Boscawen
Children	George Somerset Arthur Edward Somerset Elizabeth Anne Somerset
Alma mater	Eton College
Occupation	soldier
Religion	Anglican

Lord Arthur John Henry Somerset (12 February 1780 – 18 April 1816), English politician, was the sixth son of Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort.

He was educated at Oriel College, Oxford, taking a BA in 1799 and an MA in 1803. He was commissioned a major in the Monmouthshire and Breconshire militia that year.^[1] Somerset was commissioned a lieutenant in the 7th Foot on 19 May 1804.^[2]

He was defeated at Gloucester in August 1805, but in November, was returned as Member of Parliament for Monmouthshire and was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Monmouthshire and Breconshire in December.^[3] On 26 June 1806, he was made a captain in the 4th West India Regiment and on 2 October exchanged into the 91st Foot.^[4]

Lord Arthur married his first cousin, Hon. Elizabeth Boscawen (bef. 1793 – 2 March 1872), daughter of George Boscawen, 3rd Viscount Falmouth, on 23 June 1808. They had three children:

• Rev. George Somerset (30 March 1809 – 12 October 1882), married Philida Elizabeth Call, daughter of Sir William Call, 2nd Baronet on 9 September 1835 and had issue.
• Elizabeth Anne Somerset (2 August 1810 – 12 April 1835)
• Arthur Edward Somerset (28 August 1813 – 9 September 1853), married his first cousin, Hon. Frances Boscawen, daughter of Rev. Hon. John Evelyn Boscawen, and had issue.

Somerset exchanged into the 19th Light Dragoons on 12 September 1811,^[5] serving until his death in Lisbon in 1816.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Lord Arthur John Henry Somerset

Charles Somerset, Marquess of Worcester               Henry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort                       Rebecca Child               Charles Somerset, 4th Duke of Beaufort                             Wriothesley Noel, 2nd Earl of Gainsborough               Rachel Noel                       Catherine Greville               Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort                                   Richard Berkeley               John Symes Berkeley                       Elizabeth Symes               Elizabeth Berkeley                             Walter Norborne               Elizabeth Norborne                       Frances Bacon               Lord Arthur John Henry Somerset                                         Edward Boscawen (MP)               Hugh Boscawen, 1st Viscount Falmouth                       Jael Godolphin               Admiral Rt. Hon. Edward Boscawen                             Col. Charles Godfrey               Charlotte Godfrey                       Arabella Churchill               Elizabeth Boscawen                                   George Evelyn, MP for Bletchingley               William Evelyn Glanville, High Sheriff of Kent                       Frances Broomhall               Frances Evelyn Glanville                             William Glanville, Barrister of Middle Temple               Frances Glanville                       Frances Hales

References

1. The London Gazette: no. 15646. p. 1613. 19 November 1803. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
2. The London Gazette: no. 15702. p. 622. 15 May 1804. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
3. The London Gazette: no. 15873. p. 1580. 17 December 1805. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
4. The London Gazette: no. 15963. p. 1323. 4 October 1806. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
5. The London Gazette: no. 16522. p. 1804. 14 September 1811.