George Somerset, 3rd Baron Raglan

The Right Honourable The Lord Raglan GBE CB


Under-Secretary of State for War
In office 13 November 1900 – 8 August 1902
Monarch	Victoria Edward VII
Prime Minister	The Marquess of Salisbury
Preceded by	George Wyndham
Succeeded by	The Earl of Hardwicke
Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man
In office 1902–1919
Monarch	Edward VII George V
Preceded by	The Lord Henniker
Succeeded by	Sir William Fry
Personal details
Born	18 September 1857
Died	24 October 1921 (1921-10-25) (aged 64)
Nationality	British
Spouse(s)	Ethel Jemima Ponsonby
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1870–c.1880
Rank	Captain
Battles/wars	Second Anglo-Afghan War

George FitzRoy Henry Somerset, 3rd Baron Raglan GBE, CB (18 September 1857 – 24 October 1921), styled The Honourable George Somerset until 1884, was a British soldier and Conservative politician. He served as Under-Secretary of State for War from 1900 to 1902 and was Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man from 1902 to 1919.

A member of the Somerset family headed by the Duke of Beaufort, Somerset was the son of Richard Somerset, 2nd Baron Raglan, by his first wife Lady Georgina Lygon, third daughter of Henry Lygon, 4th Earl Beauchamp. He was a godchild of George V of Hanover, Somerset became a Page of Honour to Queen Victoria in 1868, which he remained until 1874. He was educated at Eton and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.

In 1870 Somerset joined the Grenadier Guards. He fought in the Second Anglo-Afghan War, reaching the rank of captain. He served as Under-Secretary of State for War un the Unionist Government headed by Lord Salisbury from 1900 to 1902 and was Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man from 1902 to 1919. During his term as Lieutenant Governor he became the Provincial Grand Master of the Freemasons in the Isle of Man from 1912 to 1919 and had a Lodge named in his honour.