Arthur Somers-Cocks, 6th Baron Somers

The Right Honourable The Lord Somers KCMG, DSO, MC
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	(1887-03-20)20 March 1887 Freshwater, Isle of Wight, England
Died	14 July 1944(1944-07-14) (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.