Poulett Somerset
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Colonel Poulett George Henry Somerset CB
(19 June 1822 – 7 September 1875) was a British soldier and politician.
The eldest son of Lord Charles Somerset
by his second wife, Lady Mary Poulett, Somerset was educated at Eton
and Sandhurst.
He was commissioned into the Coldstream Guards
in 1839.
On 15 April 1847, he married Barbara Augusta Norah Mytton (d. 4 June 1870), the daughter of John Mytton
, by whom he had two sons and a daughter:
Somerset served as an aide-de-camp
to his uncle, Lord Raglan, during the Crimean War
. He fought at the Alma, Balaclava
, and Inkermann. At Inkermann, his horse was killed under him by a shell. He served at the Siege of Sevastopol and was made a CB
for his Crimean services in 1855, as well as a Knight of the Order of the Medjidie
, 4th Class.
In 1859, he was returned as Member of Parliament
for Monmouthshire
after his first cousin Edward Arthur Somerset
resigned. He held the seat until 1871, when he became Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds.
He married Emily Moore on 10 September 1870, by whom he had one daughter:
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
(19 June 1822 – 7 September 1875) was a British soldier and politician.
The eldest son of Lord Charles Somerset
Lord Charles Somerset
General Lord Charles Henry Somerset PC was a British soldier, politician and colonial administrator. He was governor of the Cape Colony, South Africa, from 1814 to 1826.-Background:...
by his second wife, Lady Mary Poulett, Somerset was educated at Eton
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and Sandhurst.
He was commissioned into the Coldstream Guards
Coldstream Guards
Her Majesty's Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards, also known officially as the Coldstream Guards , is a regiment of the British Army, part of the Guards Division or Household Division....
in 1839.
On 15 April 1847, he married Barbara Augusta Norah Mytton (d. 4 June 1870), the daughter of John Mytton
John Mytton
John Mytton was a notable British eccentric and Regency rake.- Family :John "Mad Jack" Mytton was born to a family of Shropshire squires with a lineage that stretched back some 500 years before his day...
, by whom he had two sons and a daughter:
- Cecily Mary Caroline Somerset (20 November 1852 – 30 December 1862)
- Vere Francis John Somerset (20 December 1854 – 10 October 1909), married Annette Katherine Hill and had issue
- Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset (23 August 1860 – 28 July 1925), married and had issue
Somerset served as an aide-de-camp
Aide-de-camp
An aide-de-camp is a personal assistant, secretary, or adjutant to a person of high rank, usually a senior military officer or a head of state...
to his uncle, Lord Raglan, during the Crimean War
Crimean War
The Crimean War was a conflict fought between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the French Empire, the British Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The war was part of a long-running contest between the major European powers for influence over territories of the declining...
. He fought at the Alma, Balaclava
Battle of Balaclava
The Battle of Balaclava, fought on 25 October 1854 during the Crimean War, was part of the Anglo-French-Turkish campaign to capture the port and fortress of Sevastopol, Russia's principal naval base on the Black Sea...
, and Inkermann. At Inkermann, his horse was killed under him by a shell. He served at the Siege of Sevastopol and was made a CB
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
for his Crimean services in 1855, as well as a Knight of the Order of the Medjidie
Medjidie
Medjidie or Mejidie is the name of a military and knightly order of the Ottoman Empire. The Order was instituted in 1851 by Sultan Abdülmecid I.-Order of the Medjidie:...
, 4th Class.
In 1859, he was returned as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Monmouthshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of Parliament of England from 1536 until 1707, of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1801, and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885...
after his first cousin Edward Arthur Somerset
Edward Arthur Somerset
Lieutenant-General Edward Arthur Somerset CB was a British soldier and politician, the son of Lord Edward Somerset....
resigned. He held the seat until 1871, when he became Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds.
He married Emily Moore on 10 September 1870, by whom he had one daughter:
- Cecily Emily Poulett Somerset (1871 – 19 June 1951), married Capt. William Francis Annesley Wallace on 7 April 1896