Lord Granville Somerset Politician

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.

Personal facts

Lord Granville Somerset
Birth dateDecember 27, 1792
Nationality
British people
Date of deathFebruary 23, 1848
Education
Christ Church Oxford

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Office holder

monarch
Queen Victoria
William IV of the United Kingdom
party
Tories (British political party)
prime minister
successor
John Ponsonby 4th Earl of Bessborough

Topical connections

Alexander Baring 1st Baron AshburtonPolitician
Alan MilburnPolitician
A. V. Alexander 1st Earl Alexander of HillsboroughPolitician

Lord Granville Somerset on Wikipedia