Colonel Poulett George Henry Somerset CB was a British soldier and Conservative Party politician.
11 Facts About Poulett Somerset
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Poulett Somerset was the eldest son of Lord Charles Somerset by his second wife, Lady Mary Poulett.
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Poulett Somerset was educated at Eton and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.
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Poulett Somerset was commissioned into the Coldstream Guards in 1839.
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On 12 May 1851, Poulett Somerset was sentenced to 10 days' imprisonment in Coldbath Fields Prison for horsewhipping a police constable who was on duty outside the Crystal Palace during the Great Exhibition.
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The police constable had attempted to stop Poulett Somerset from driving his carriage along a closed road, first by signalling, then a verbal warning, and finally by taking hold of the horse's reins.
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Poulett Somerset served as an aide-de-camp to his uncle, Lord Raglan, during the Crimean War.
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Poulett Somerset served at the Siege of Sevastopol and was made a CB for his Crimean services in 1855, as well as a Knight of the Order of the Medjidie, 4th Class.
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Poulett Somerset held the seat until 1871, when he became Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds.
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Poulett Somerset married Emily Moore on 10 September 1870, by whom he had one daughter:.
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Poulett Somerset died in 1875 and was buried in the nave of Bristol Cathedral.