Lord Arthur Somerset

Who was Lord Arthur Somerset?

Lord Arthur John Henry Somerset, 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 transferred to the 91st Foot.

Lord Arthur married his first cousin, Hon. Elizabeth Boscawen, daughter of George Boscawen, 3rd Viscount Falmouth, on 23 June 1808. They had three children:

⁕Rev. George Somerset, married Philida Elizabeth Call, daughter of Sir William Call, 2nd Baronet on 9 September 1835 and had issue.

⁕Arthur Edward Somerset, married his first cousin, Hon. Frances Boscawen, daughter of Rev. Hon. John Evelyn Boscawen, and had issue.