Lord Charles Somerset

General The Right Honourable
Lord Charles Somerset
PC
General The Right Honourable Lord Charles Somerset PC
Governor of the Cape Colony
	In office; 1814–1826
Monarchs	George III; George IV;
Preceded by	John Cradock
Succeeded by	Richard Bourke (acting)
Personal details
Born	12 December 1767
Died	18 February 1831 (aged 63)
Nationality	British
Spouses	Lady Elizabeth Courtenay (m. 1788; died 1815); Lady Mary Poulett (m. 1821);
Children	9, including Henry and Poulett
Parents	Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort; Elizabeth Boscawen;

Lord Charles Henry Somerset PC (12 December 1767 – 18 February 1831), born in Badminton, England, was a British soldier, politician and colonial administrator.^[1] He was governor of the Cape Colony, South Africa, from 1814 to 1826.

^ Charles Mosley, editor. Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, page 221 – 223.

[mosley-1] Charles Mosley, editor. Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, page 221 – 223.

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General The Right Honourable Lord Charles Somerset PC


Governor of the Cape Colony
In office 1814–1826
Monarchs	George III George IV
Preceded by	John Cradock
Succeeded by	Richard Bourke (acting)

Personal details
Born	12 December 1767 (1767-12-12)
Died	18 February 1831 (1831-02-19) (aged 63)
Nationality	British
Spouses	Lady Elizabeth Courtenay (m. 1788; died 1815) Lady Mary Poulett (m. 1821)
Children	9, including Henry and Poulett
Parents	Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort Elizabeth Boscawen