Henry Charles Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort, KG (22 December 1766 – 2 December 1835) was a British peer, the son of Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort. He was styled Marquess of Worcester until 1803.
He was educated at Westminster School, London and graduated from Trinity College, Oxford, on 28 June 1786 with a Master of Arts.
Somerset was a Tory Member of Parliament (MP) for Monmouth between 1788 and 1790, for Bristol between 1790 and 1796, a...
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Henry Charles Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort, KG (22 December 1766 – 2 December 1835) was a British peer, the son of Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort. He was styled Marquess of Worcester until 1803.
He was educated at Westminster School, London and graduated from Trinity College, Oxford, on 28 June 1786 with a Master of Arts.
Somerset was a Tory Member of Parliament (MP) for Monmouth between 1788 and 1790, for Bristol between 1790 and 1796, and for Gloucestershire between 1796 and 1803.
He held the office of Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire between 1803 and 1835, Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire between 1803 and 1835 and Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire between 1810 and 1826.
He was invested as a Knight of the Garter on 17 January 1805.
He held the office of Constable of St Briavel's Castle between 1812 and 1835, Warden of the Forest of Dean between 1812 and 1835 and High Steward of Bristol between 1834 and 1835.
Somerset married Lady Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower (1771–1854),...
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