Henry Plantagenet Somerset [SEP] date of birth
Henry Plantagenet Somerset
Henry Plantagenet Somerset (19 May 1852 – 11 April 1936) was a pioneer pastoralist and politician in Queensland, Australia. Somerset was a liberal politician who represented the district of Stanley in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1904 to 1920, and canvassed successfully for the extension of the Brisbane Valley railway through the Brisbane River Valley to the rich timber reserves in the Blackbutt Range and beyond. Both the Somerset Dam and the local government area of Somerset Region are named in his honour.
Early life.
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of Sussex and Justice of the Peace.
The children of Arthur William FitzRoy Somerset and Gwendolin Adelaide Katherine Georgiana Matilda Somerset are:
1. Adelaide Millicent Blanche Gwendolen Somerset, b. 13 Oct 1888, d. 20 Jan 1958
2. Arthur Plantagenet Francis Cecil Somerset, b. 28 Sep 1889, d. 13 Oct 1957
3. Lieutenant FitzRoy Aubrey Somerset, b. 21 Dec 1892, d. 7 Jul 1916
References.
- http://thepeerage.com/p11974.htm#i119731