Lord Granville Somerset

Lord Granville Somerset
First Commissioner of Woods
and Forests
In office
23 December 1834 – 8 April 1835
MonarchWilliam IV
Prime MinisterSir Robert Peel, Bt
Preceded bySir John Hobhouse, Bt
Succeeded byViscount Duncannon
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
In office
3 September 1841 – June 1846
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterSir Robert Peel, Bt
Preceded bySir George Grey, Bt
Succeeded byThe Lord Campbell
Personal details
Born27 December 1792 (1792-12-27)
Died23 February 1848 (1848-02-24) (aged 55)
NationalityBritish
Political partyTory
SpouseHon. Emily Smith (d. 1869)
Children5, including Leveson
Parent(s)Henry Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort
Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford

Lord Granville Charles Henry Somerset PC (27 December 1792 – 23 February 1848) was a British Tory politician. He held office under Sir Robert Peel as First Commissioner of Woods and Forests between 1834 and 1835 and as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster between 1841 and 1846.[1]

  1. ^ "SOMERSET, Lord Granville Charles Henry (1792-1848), of Troy, Mon. | History of Parliament Online".