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Edward St Maur, 12th Duke of Somerset
British aristocrat and Whig politician (1804–1885) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Edward Adolphus St. Maur, 12th Duke of Somerset, KG, PC (20 December 1804 – 28 November 1885), styled Lord Seymour until 1855, was a British Whig aristocrat and politician, who served in various cabinet positions in the mid-19th century, including that of First Lord of the Admiralty.
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The Duke of Somerset | |
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First Commissioner of Woods and Forests | |
In office 17 April 1849 – 1 August 1851 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Prime Minister | Lord John Russell |
Preceded by | The Earl of Carlisle |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
First Commissioner of Works | |
In office 1 August 1851 – 21 February 1852 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Prime Minister | Lord John Russell |
Preceded by | New office |
Succeeded by | Lord John Manners |
First Lord of the Admiralty | |
In office 27 June 1859 – 26 June 1866 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Prime Minister | The Viscount Palmerston The Earl Russell |
Preceded by | Sir John Pakington, Bt |
Succeeded by | Sir John Pakington, Bt |
Personal details | |
Born | (1804-12-20)20 December 1804 Piccadilly, Westminster, United Kingdom |
Died | 28 November 1885(1885-11-28) (aged 80) Stover Lodge, Teigngrace, Devon, United Kingdom |
Political party | Whig |
Spouse(s) | Jane Georgiana Sheridan (d. 1884) |
Children | 5, including Ferdinand |
Parent(s) | Edward St Maur, 11th Duke of Somerset Lady Charlotte Hamilton |
Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
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