Monarch VictoriaEdward VII Preceded by The Lord Henniker Name George 3rd | Died October 24, 1921 Monarch Edward VIIGeorge V Spouse Ethel Jemima Ponsonby | |
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Prime Minister The Marquess of Salisbury Parents Richard Somerset, 2nd Baron Raglan Children FitzRoy Somerset, 4th Baron Raglan Grandchildren FitzRoy Somerset, 5th Baron Raglan, Geoffrey Somerset, 6th Baron Raglan Similar People FitzRoy Somerset - 1st Baron, Sher Ali Khan, Sam Browne, Frederick Roberts - 1st Earl R | ||
Succeeded by The Earl of Hardwicke | ||
George FitzRoy Henry Somerset, 3rd Baron Raglan (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.
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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. 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. He served as Under-Secretary of State for War un the Unionist Government headed by Lord Salisbury from 1900 to 1902 and was Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man from 1902 to 1919. 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, daughter of Walter Ponsonby, 7th Earl of Bessborough, on 28 February 1883. They had six children. He died in October 1921, aged 64, and was succeeded in the barony by his son, Fitzroy.