The Lord Somers | |
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| Administrator of the Commonwealth | |
| In office 2 October 1930 – 21 January 1931 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Preceded by | The Viscount Stonehaven (as Governor-General) |
| Succeeded by | Sir Isaac Isaacs (as Governor-General) |
| 16th Governor of Victoria | |
| In office 28 June 1926 – 23 June 1931 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Premier | John Allan Edmond Hogan William McPherson |
| Preceded by | Lord Stradbroke |
| Succeeded by | Lord Huntingfield |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 March 1887 Freshwater, Isle of Wight, England |
| Died | 14 July 1944 (aged 57) Ledbury, Herefordshire, England |
| Spouse |
Daisy Meeking (m. 1921) |
| Alma mater | New College, Oxford |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1906–1922 |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Commands | 6th Battalion Tank Corps |
| Battles/wars | First World War |
| Awards | Knight 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.