Famous People with Name Somerset

Lord Granville Charles Henry Somerset            Origin/Culture/Country: British

Lord Granville Charles Henry Somerset: Somerset was the second son of Henry Charles Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford (2nd class classics 1813). He was a Conservative Member of Parliament for Monmouthshire from 20 May 1816 until his death. He was a Lord of the Treasury in 1820.

Willard F Somerset            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Willard F Somerset: is an American former professional basketball player.A 5'8" guard from Duquesne University, Somerset played eight games for the Baltimore Bullets during the 1965-66 NBA season, averaging 5.6 points per game. He blossomed in the American Basketball Association, where he averaged 22.8 points in 135 games with the Houston Mavericks and New York Nets from 1967 to 1969. During the 1968-69 ABA season, when he was named an All-Star, Somerset ranked fifth in the league in points per game, eighth in assists per game, and third in free throw percentage.

FitzRoy James Henry Somerset            Origin/Culture/Country: British

FitzRoy James Henry Somerset: known before 1852 as Lord FitzRoy Somerset, was a British soldier.He was the eighth and youngest son of Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort, by Elizabeth, daughter of Admiral the Hon. Edward Boscawen. His elder brother, General Lord Edward Somerset (1776–1842), distinguished himself as the leader of the Household Cavalry brigade at the Battle of Waterloo.