The Duke of Somerset | |
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 The Duke of Somerset, by Carlo Pellegrini, 1869. | |
| First Commissioner of Woods and Forests | |
| In office 17 April 1849 – 1 August 1851 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | Lord John Russell |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Carlisle |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| First Commissioner of Works | |
| In office 1 August 1851 – 21 February 1852 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | Lord John Russell |
| Preceded by | New office |
| Succeeded by | Lord John Manners |
| First Lord of the Admiralty | |
| In office 27 June 1859 – 26 June 1866 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Viscount Palmerston The Earl Russell |
| Preceded by | Sir John Pakington, Bt |
| Succeeded by | Sir John Pakington, Bt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 December 1804 Piccadilly, Westminster, United Kingdom |
| Died | 28 November 1885 (aged 80) Stover Lodge, Teigngrace, Devon, United Kingdom |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse(s) | Jane Georgiana Sheridan (d. 1884) |
| Children | 5, including Ferdinand |
| Parent(s) | Edward St Maur, 11th Duke of Somerset Lady Charlotte Hamilton |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
Edward Adolphus St. Maur, 12th Duke of Somerset, KG, PC (20 December 1804 – 28 November 1885), styled Lord Seymour until 1855, was a British Whig aristocrat and politician, who served in various cabinet positions in the mid-19th century, including that of First Lord of the Admiralty.