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General The Right Honourable
Lord Charles Somerset
PC
Governor of the Cape Colony
In office
1814–1826
Monarchs
  • George III
  • George IV
Preceded byJohn Cradock
Succeeded byRichard Bourke (acting)
Personal details
Born12 December 1767 (1767-12-12)
Died18 February 1831 (1831-02-19) (aged 63)
NationalityBritish
Spouses
  • Lady Elizabeth Courtenay
    (m. 1788; died 1815)
  • Lady Mary Poulett
    (m. 1821)
Children9, including Henry and Poulett
Parents
  • Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort
  • Elizabeth Boscawen

Lord Charles Henry Somerset PC (12 December 1767 – 18 February 1831), born in Badminton, England, was a British soldier, politician and colonial administrator.[1] He was governor of the Cape Colony, South Africa, from 1814 to 1826.

  1. ^ Charles Mosley, editor. Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, page 221 – 223.

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