Somerset de Chair

Somerset de Chair
Member of Parliament
for Paddington South
In office
23 February 1950 – 4 October 1951
Preceded byErnest Taylor
Succeeded byRobert Allan
Member of Parliament
for South West Norfolk
In office
14 November 1935 – 15 June 1945
Preceded byAlan McLean
Succeeded bySidney Dye
Personal details
Born
Somerset Struben de Chair

(1911-08-22)22 August 1911
Windsor, Berkshire, England
Died5 January 1995(1995-01-05) (aged 83)
Antigua
Political partyConservative
Spouses
Thelma Grace Arbuthnot
(m. 1932; div. 1950)
Carmen Appleton
(m. 1950; div. 1958)
Margaret Patricia Manlove
(m. 1958; div. 1974)
Children6
Parent(s)Admiral Sir Dudley Rawson Stratford de Chair
Enid Struben
Alma materBalliol College, Oxford
ProfessionAuthor, Politician
Military service
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch/service British Army
RankCaptain
UnitRoyal Horse Guards
Battles/wars

Somerset Struben de Chair (22 August 1911 – 5 January 1995) was an English author, politician, and poet. He edited several volumes of the memoirs of Napoleon.