George Somerset, 3rd Baron Raglan
The Lord Raglan | |
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| Under-Secretary of State for War | |
| In office 13 November 1900 – 8 August 1902 | |
| Monarchs | 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 | |
| Monarchs | Edward VII George V |
| Preceded by | The Lord Henniker |
| Succeeded by | Sir William Fry |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 September 1857 |
| Died | 24 October 1921 (aged 64) |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse | Ethel Jemima Ponsonby |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch/service |  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.
Background and education
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.[1] He was educated at Eton and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.
Military and political career
In 1870 Somerset joined the Grenadier Guards. He fought in the Second Anglo-Afghan War, reaching the rank of captain.[2] He served as Under-Secretary of State for War in the Unionist Government headed by Lord Salisbury from 1900 to 1902.[3]
In September 1902 Lord Raglan was appointed Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man.[4] He served as such until 1919.[5] 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.
Family
Lord Raglan married Lady Ethel Jemima Ponsonby,[6] daughter of Walter Ponsonby, 7th Earl of Bessborough, on 28 February 1883. Lady Raglan was a one-time President of the Monmouthshire branch of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Families' Association, and died in 1940.[7] They had six children.[8] He died in October 1921, aged 64, and was succeeded in the barony by his son, Fitzroy.
References
- ^ "No. 23398". The London Gazette. 7 July 1868. p. 3805.
- ^ Armorial families: a directory of gentlemen of coat-armour (Volume 2) by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
- ^ Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal: The Clarence Volume, Volume 1 By Melville Henry Massue Ruvigny et Raineval (marquis de)
- ^ "No. 27472". The London Gazette. 9 September 1902. p. 5811.
- ^ World Statesmen
- ^ Cracroft's Peerage Archived 5 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Soldiers′ and Sailors′ Families Association". The Times. No. 36881. London. 24 September 1902. p. 4. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
- ^ The Peerage.com
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- 1857 births
- 1921 deaths
- People educated at Eton College
- Somerset family
- Barons in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
- Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst
- Grenadier Guards officers
- British military personnel of the Second Anglo-Afghan War
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
- Pages of Honour
- Lieutenant Governors of the Isle of Man