Charles Cocks, 1st Baron Somers

Charles Cocks, 1st Baron Somers (29 June 1725 – 30 January 1806), known as Sir Charles Cocks, 1st Baronet, from 1772 to 1784, was a British politician.

Cocks was the son of John Cocks and his wife Mary (née Cocks). His paternal grandfather Charles Cocks was the husband of Mary, sister and co-heiress of John Somers, 1st Baron Somers, Lord Chancellor of England. He was elected to the House of Commons for Reigate in 1747, a seat he held until 1784. Cocks was created a Baronet, of Dumbleton in the County of Gloucester, in 1772 and in 1784 the barony held by his great-uncle was revived when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Somers, of Evesham in the County of Worcester.

Lord Somers married, firstly, Elizabeth, daughter of Richard Eliot, in 1759. After her death in 1771 he married, secondly, Anne, daughter of Reginald Pole, in 1772. There were children from both marriages. Lord Somers died in January 1806, aged 80, and was succeeded in his titles by his son from his first marriage, John, who was created Earl Somers in 1821. Anne, Lady Somers, died in 1833.

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by James Cocks Philip Yorke	Member of Parliament for Reigate 1747–1784 With: Philip Yorke 1747 Charles Yorke 1747–1768 John Yorke 1768–1784	Succeeded by William Bellingham Edward Leeds
Political offices
Preceded by John Staunton Charlton	Clerk of the Deliveries of the Ordnance 1758–1772	Succeeded by Benjamin Langlois
Preceded by William Rawlinson Earle	Clerk of the Ordnance 1772–1782	Succeeded by Gibbs Crawfurd
Peerage of Great Britain
New creation	Baron Somers 1784–1806	Succeeded by John Somers Cocks
Baronetage of Great Britain
New creation	Baronet (of Dumbleton) 1772–1806	Succeeded by John Somers Cocks

References

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
• www.thepeerage.com