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词条 George Somerset, 3rd Baron Raglan
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  1. Background and education

  2. Military and political career

  3. Family

  4. References

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George FitzRoy Henry Somerset, 3rd Baron Raglan, {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|GBE|CB}} (18 September 1857 – 24 October 1921), styled The Honourable George Somerset until 1884, was a British soldier and Conservative politician. He served as Under-Secretary of State for War from 1900 to 1902 and was Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man from 1902 to 1919.

Background and education

A member of the Somerset family headed by the Duke of Beaufort, Somerset was the son of Richard Somerset, 2nd Baron Raglan, by his first wife Lady Georgina Lygon, third daughter of Henry Lygon, 4th Earl Beauchamp. He was a godchild of George V of Hanover, Somerset became a Page of Honour to Queen Victoria in 1868, which he remained until 1874.[1] He was educated at Eton and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.

Military and political career

In 1870 Somerset joined the Grenadier Guards. He fought in the Second Anglo-Afghan War, reaching the rank of captain.[2] He served as Under-Secretary of State for War in the Unionist Government headed by Lord Salisbury from 1900 to 1902.[3]

In September 1902 Lord Raglan was appointed Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man.[4] He arrived on the island on 18 October and was sworn in at Castletown on 21 October.[5] He served as such until 1919.[6] During his term as Lieutenant Governor he became the Provincial Grand Master of the Freemasons in the Isle of Man from 1912 to 1919 and had a Lodge named in his honour.

Family

Lord Raglan married Lady Ethel Jemima Ponsonby,[7] daughter of Walter Ponsonby, 7th Earl of Bessborough, on 28 February 1883. Lady Raglan was a one-time President of the Monmouthshire branch of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Families' Association, and died in 1940.[8]

They had six children.[9] He died on 24 October 1921, aged 64, and was succeeded in the barony by his son, Fitzroy.

References

1. ^{{London Gazette|issue=23398|page=3805|date=7 July 1868}}
2. ^Armorial families: a directory of gentlemen of coat-armour (Volume 2) by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
3. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=w9UYYThhRIQC&pg=PA335&lpg=PA335&dq=George+Somerset,+%223rd+Baron+Raglan%22&source=bl&ots=mo3q43YhE9&sig=DUQPnuQ927Fs9jALR5hvTetnTfg&hl=en&ei=80gKTqekJcyyhAewtKn8Dw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CFsQ6AEwCTgU#v=onepage&q=George%20Somerset%2C%20%223rd%20Baron%20Raglan%22&f=false Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal: The Clarence Volume, Volume 1 By Melville Henry Massue Ruvigny et Raineval (marquis de)]
4. ^{{London Gazette|issue=27472|page=5811|date=9 September 1902}}
5. ^{{Cite newspaper The Times |articlename=Lord Raglan in the Isle of Man |day_of_week=Wednesday |date=22 October 1902 |page_number=9 |issue=36905}}
6. ^World Statesmen
7. ^Cracroft's Peerage {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120705050451/http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/online/content/index1103.htm |date=5 July 2012 }}
8. ^{{Cite newspaper The Times |articlename=Soldiers′ and Sailors′ Families Association |day_of_week=Wednesday |date=24 September 1902 |page_number=4 |issue=36881| }}
9. ^The Peerage.com
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