Lord Granville Somerset

Lord Granville Somerset
The Right Honourable; Lord Granville Somerset; PC
First Commissioner of Woods ; and Forests
	In office; 23 December 1834 – 8 April 1835
Monarch	William IV
Prime Minister	Sir Robert Peel, Bt
Preceded by	Sir John Hobhouse, Bt
Succeeded by	Viscount Duncannon
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
	In office; 3 September 1841 – June 1846
Monarch	Victoria
Prime Minister	Sir Robert Peel, Bt
Preceded by	Sir George Grey, Bt
Succeeded by	The Lord Campbell
Personal details
Born	27 December 1792
Died	23 February 1848 (aged 55)
Nationality	British
Political party	Tory
Spouse(s)	Hon. Emily Smith (d. 1869)
Children	5, including Leveson
Parents	Henry Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort; Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower
Alma mater	Christ Church, Oxford

Lord Granville Charles Henry Somerset PC (27 December 1792 – 23 February 1848) was a British Tory politician. He held office under Sir Robert Peel as First Commissioner of Woods and Forests between 1834 and 1835 and as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster between 1841 and 1846.[1]

Background and education

Somerset sat as Member of Parliament for Monmouthshire from 20 May 1816 until his death.[4] He was a Lord of the Treasury under Lord Liverpool in 1820[5] and served under Sir Robert Peel First Commissioner of Woods and Forests from December 1834 to April 1835[6] and as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from September 1841 to July 1846[7] (with a seat in the cabinet from May 1844). In 1834 he was sworn of the Privy Council.[8]

In private life he was a member of the Carlton Club.[9]

Somerset married the Hon. Emily, daughter of Robert Smith, 1st Baron Carrington, in 1822. They had five children:

Granville Robert Henry Somerset (7 January 1824 – 3 March 1881), married Emma Philadelphia, daughter of Sir George Dashwood, 4th Baronet, without issue
Emily Katherine Anne Somerset (29 January 1826 – 15 June 1908), married Col. Henry Ayshford Sanford on 10 May 1859, without issue
Constance Henrietta Sophia Louisa (c.1827 – 1 September 1893), married Rowland Smith on 20 August 1857 and had issue
Adm. Leveson Eliot Henry Somerset (29 August 1829 – 7 February 1900), married Efah, daughter of Col. Hon. Richard Thomas Rowley, without issue
Raglan George Henry Somerset (17 December 1831 – 2 September 1924)

He died in February 1848, aged 55, and is buried at Kensal Green Cemetery, London.[10] Lady Granville Somerset died in January 1869.[2]

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Lord Arthur Somerset Sir Charles Morgan, Bt	Member of Parliament for Monmouthshire 1816–48 With: Sir Charles Morgan, Bt 1816–31 William Addams Williams 1831–41 Octavius Morgan 1841–48	Succeeded by Edward Arthur Somerset Octavius Morgan
Political offices
Preceded by Sir John Hobhouse, Bt	First Commissioner of Woods and Forests 1834–1835	Succeeded by Viscount Duncannon
Preceded by Sir George Grey, Bt	Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1841–1846	Succeeded by The Lord Campbell

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