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Henry Somerset

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Data Last Updated: 7 August 2025
Application Last Amended: 20 July 2024
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Born: 5 February 1792

Died: 17 November 1853

Peerages

Marquess of Worcester - 11 October 1803

7th Duke of Beaufort - 23 November 1835

Knighted - 1842

grandfather of Arthur Walsh

brother of Granville Charles Henry Somerset

Elections fought

30 December 1813		Monmouth, Newport & Usk	Tory	Unopposed
1816 Resignation of the Marquess of Worcester on appointment to government office.
29 May 1816		Monmouth, Newport & Usk	Tory	Unopposed
19 June 1818		Monmouth, Newport & Usk	Tory	Unopposed
18 March 1820		Monmouth, Newport & Usk	Tory	90	69.23
12 June 1826		Monmouth, Newport & Usk	Tory	Unopposed
2 August 1830		Monmouth, Newport & Usk	Tory	Unopposed
3 May 1831		Monmouth, Newport & Usk	Tory	149	47.00
18 July 1831 Petition - Benjamin Hall unseated and the Marquess of Worcester declared elected.
13 December 1832		Monmouth District of Boroughs	Tory	355	47.46
12 January 1835		Western Gloucestershire	Conservative Party	Unopposed
23 November 1835 Succession of Marquess of Worcester to the Peerage - 7th Duke of Beaufort.