Lord Edward Somerset | |
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Member of Parliament for Monmouth, Gloucestershire and Cirencester | |
In office 1801–1831 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 19 December 1776 Badminton House, Gloucestershire |
Died | 1 September 1842 London, England | (aged 65)
Nationality | British |
Spouse | Lady Louisa Augusta Courtenay |
Children | 8, including Edward |
Parent(s) | Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort Elizabeth Boscawen |
Occupation | soldier |
General Lord Robert Edward Henry Somerset GCB (19 December 1776 – 1 September 1842) was a British Army commander who fought during the Peninsular War and the War of the Seventh Coalition. He sat in Parliament from 1801–31