Lord Arthur Somerset (1780–1816)
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The Right Honourable Arthur Somerset MP |
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In office 1805–1816 |
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| Preceded by | James Rooke, Sir Charles Gould Morgan |
| Succeeded by | Sir Charles Gould Morgan, Lord Granville Somerset |
| Member of Parliament for Monmouthshire |
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| 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. Somerset was commissioned a lieutenant in the 7th Foot on 19 May 1804.
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. On 26 June 1806, he was made a captain in the 4th West India Regiment and on 2 October exchanged into the 91st Foot.
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:
Somerset exchanged into the 19th Light Dragoons on 12 September 1811, serving until his death in Lisbon in 1816.
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