Background
Somerset was the second son of Henry Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort, by his wife Lady Georgiana Charlotte Curzon, daughter of Richard Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe.
Somerset was the second son of Henry Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort, by his wife Lady Georgiana Charlotte Curzon, daughter of Richard Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe.
He served as Comptroller of the Household under Benjamin Disraeli between 1874 and 1879. He was the brother of Henry Somerset, 9th Duke of Beaufort, and Lord Arthur Somerset. When the Conservatives came to power in 1874 under Benjamin Disraeli, he was sworn of the Privy Council and appointed Comptroller of the Household, a post he held until 1879.
Apart from his political career he was also a Deputy Lieutenant of Monmouthshire and a justice of the peace for Herefordshire and Monmouthshire.
Somerset married Lady Isabella Caroline Somers-Cocks, the eldest daughter and co-heir of Charles Somers-Cocks, 3rd Earl Somers, on 6 February 1872. She died in March 1921.
Somerset remained a widower until his death in October 1932, aged 82.
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Somerset was elected at a by-election in 1871 as Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Monmouthshire, and held the seat until he stood down at the 1880 general election.