Lord Charles Somerset

Lord Charles Somerset
Lord Charles Somerset
PC
Governor of the Cape Colony
In office
1814–1826
Monarch George III
George IV
Preceded by John Cradock
Succeeded by Richard Bourke (acting)
Personal details
Born 2 December 1767 (1767-12-02)
Died 18 February 1831 (1831-02-19)
Nationality British
Spouse(s) (1) Lady Elizabeth Courtenay (d. 1815)
Lady Mary Poulett
(1788-1860)

General Lord Charles Henry Somerset PC (2 December 1767 – 18 February 1831) was a British soldier, politician and colonial administrator. He was governor of the Cape Colony, South Africa, from 1814 to 1826.

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Background

Somerset was the second son of Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort, and Elizabeth, daughter of Admiral the Hon. Edward Boscawen. He was the brother of Henry Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort, General Lord Edward Somerset, Lord Arthur Somerset and Field Marshal FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan.

Political career

Somersat sat as Member of Parliament for Scarborough between 1796 and 1802 and for Monmouth Boroughs between 1802 and 1813. He served as Comptroller of the Household between 1797 and 1804 and as Joint Paymaster of the Forces between 1804 and 1806 and 1807 and 1813 and was sworn of the Privy Council on 26 April 1797. in 1814 he was appointed Governor of the Cape Colony, a post he held until 1826. The towns of Somerset West and Somerset East in South Africa are named after him.

Family

Somerset married firstly Lady Elizabeth Courtenay (d. 1815), daughter of the 8th Earl of Devon, in June 1788. They had six children:

  • Hon. Elizabeth Somerset (October 1790 – 1872), married General the Hon. Sir Henry Wyndham (1790–1860) in July 1812
  • Hon. Mary Georgiana Somerset (February 1793 – 19 May 1856), married Lt-Col. Stirling Freeman Glover on 25 June 1833
  • Lieutenant-General Hon. Sir Henry Somerset (1794–1862)
  • Hon. Charlotte Augusta Somerset (2 January 1799 – 17 March 1864), married Herbert Cornewoll in May 1822
  • Lieutenant-Colonel Hon. Charles Henry Somerset (24 September 1800 – 28 May 1835)
  • Reverend Hon. Villiers Somerset (12 February 1803 – 3 February 1855), married Frances Dorothy Ley on 8 August 1844 and had issue

After the death of Lady Elizabeth, he married secondly Lady Mary Poulett, daughter of the 4th Earl Poulett, on August 9, 1821. They had three children:

  • Hon. Colonel Poulett Somerset (1822–1875)
  • Hon. Mary Sophia Somerset (20 May 1823 – 11 November 1869)
  • Hon. Augusta Anne Somerset (21 April 1824 – 27 December 1881), married Sir Henry Barron, 1st Baronet on 1 August 1863.

Somerset died in February 1831, aged 63. His second wife died in June 1860, aged 72.

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Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
The Earl of Tyrconnel
Edmund Phipps
Member of Parliament for Scarborough
with Edmund Phipps

1796–1801
Succeeded by
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Parliament of Great Britain
Member of Parliament for Scarborough
with Edmund Phipps

1801–1802
Succeeded by
Edmund Phipps
Lord Robert Manners
Preceded by
Lord Edward Somerset
Member of Parliament for Monmouth Boroughs
1802–1813
Succeeded by
Marquess of Worcester
Political offices
Preceded by
The Earl of Macclesfield
Comptroller of the Household
1797–1804
Succeeded by
Lord George Thynne
Preceded by
Thomas Steele
John Hiley Addington
Paymaster of the Forces
1804 – 1806
With: George Rose
Succeeded by
Earl Temple
Lord John Townshend
Preceded by
Earl Temple
Lord John Townshend
Paymaster of the Forces
1807 – 1813
With: Charles Long
Succeeded by
Charles Long
Hon. F. J. Robinson
Government offices
Preceded by
John Cradock
Governor of the Cape Colony
1814–1826
Succeeded by
Richard Bourke (acting)



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