Arthur Somers-Cocks, 6th Baron Somers

The Lord Somers
Administrator of the Commonwealth
In office
2 October 1930 – 21 January 1931
MonarchGeorge V
Preceded byThe Viscount Stonehaven
(as Governor-General)
Succeeded bySir Isaac Isaacs
(as Governor-General)
16th Governor of Victoria
In office
28 June 1926 – 23 June 1931
MonarchGeorge V
PremierJohn Allan
Edmond Hogan
William McPherson
Preceded byLord Stradbroke
Succeeded byLord Huntingfield
Personal details
Born(1887-03-20)20 March 1887
Freshwater, Isle of Wight, England
Died14 July 1944(1944-07-14) (aged 57)
Ledbury, Herefordshire, England
Spouse
Daisy Meeking
(m. 1921)
Alma materNew College, Oxford
Military service
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Branch/serviceBritish Army
Years of service1906–1922
RankLieutenant Colonel
Commands6th Battalion Tank Corps
Battles/warsFirst World War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
Distinguished Service Order
Military Cross
Mentioned in Despatches
Legion of Honour (France)

Arthur Herbert Tennyson Somers-Cocks, 6th Baron Somers, KCMG, DSO, MC (20 March 1887 – 14 July 1944), was a British Army officer who was the 16th Governor of Victoria, from 1926 to 1931 and Administrator of Australia in 1930-31. He had a long involvement with the Boy Scout Movement and became the Boy Scouts Association's Chief Scout of the British Empire from 1942 until his death.