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Lord Granville Somerset

Born: 27 December 1792

Died: 23 February 1848

Member of Privy Council - 1834

son of Lady Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower

husband of Hon Emily Smith

son-in-law of Robert Smith

Lord Commissioner of the Treasury (Government Whip)	25 March 1819	30 April 1827
Lord of the Treasury	26 January 1828	November 1830
First Commissioner for Woods and Forests	23 December 1834	8 April 1835
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	3 September 1841	June 1846

20 May 1816	Monmouthshire	Tory	Unopposed
23 June 1818	Monmouthshire	Tory	Unopposed
17 March 1820	Monmouthshire	Tory	Unopposed
15 June 1826	Monmouthshire	Tory	Unopposed
26 January 1828 Resignation of Lord Granville Somerset on appointment as a Lord of the Treasury.
12 February 1828	Monmouthshire	Tory	Unopposed
5 August 1830	Monmouthshire	Tory	Unopposed
6 May 1831	Monmouthshire	Tory	Unopposed
18 December 1832	Monmouthshire	Tory	Unopposed
15 January 1835	Monmouthshire	Conservative Party	Unopposed
2 August 1837	Monmouthshire	Conservative Party	Unopposed
5 July 1841	Monmouthshire	Conservative Party	Unopposed
3 September 1841 Appointment of Lord Granville Somerset as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
24 September 1841	Monmouthshire	Conservative Party	Unopposed
7 August 1847	Monmouthshire	Conservative Party	2,230	66.05
23 February 1848 Death of Lord Granville Somerset.