Colonel Somerset Fox | |
|---|---|
| MP for Ludlow | |
| In office 1670–1679 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1618 Caynham, Shropshire |
| Died | 1689 Ludlow |
| Nationality | English |
| Parent(s) | Somerset Fox (d.1643); Anne Long |
| Occupation | Landowner, soldier, conspirator, politician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Royalists |
| Years of service | 1642 to 1646 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Battles/wars | First English Civil War Siege of Bristol |
Somerset Fox (18 January 1618 – 1689) occasionally spelled Sommerset or Summerset Fox, was an English Royalist soldier and landowner who fought in the First English Civil War. Following the war he was accused of taking part in Gerard's conspiracy to assassinate Oliver Cromwell and pleaded guilty to a charge of high treason, one of only two men in English history to do so.
Fox escaped the death penalty, though was sentenced to transportation. After the restoration of the monarchy he served as Member of Parliament for Ludlow.