Baron Somers

For the first time, the title of Baron Somers in the Peppermint of England was created on December 2, 1697 for Sir John Somers (1651-1716). He sat in the House of Commons from Worcester (1689–1693), held the posts of Solicitor General of England and Wales (1689–1692), Attorney General of England and Wales (1692–1693), Guardian Lord (1693–1697), Lord Chancellor ( 1697-1700) and Lord Chairman of the Council (1708-1710). In 1716, after the death of John Somers, the baronial title faded. His sister and heiress, Mary Somers, married Charles Cox (d. 1717), a member of the famous surname Worcestershire . Their grandson, Charles Cox (1725–1806), represented Raigit in parliament (1747–1784). On October 7, 1772, he was created the title of Baronet from Dumbleton in Gloucestershire ( Baronetry of Great Britain ). On May 17, 1784, Charles Cox was granted the title of Baron Somers of Evesham in Worcestershire ( United Kingdom ).

His eldest son, John Somers Cox, 2nd Baron Somers (1760–1841), sat in the House of Commons from West Loo (1782–1784), Grampound (1784–1790) and Raigit (1790–1801, 1801–1806), and also served as Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire (1817–1841). On July 17, 1821, the titles of Viscount Istnor from Istnor Castle in Herefordshire and Earl of Somers ( Peerstvo of the United Kingdom ) were created for him. His successor was his son, John Somers-Cox, 2nd Earl of Somers (1788-1852). He represented Raygit (1812–1818, 1832–1841) and Hereford (UK Parliament constituency) Hereford (1818–1832), and also served as Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire (1845–1852). In 1841, Lord Somers received a royal license for the additional name "Somers". His son, Charles Somers Somers-Cox, 3rd Earl of Somers (1819–1883), a conservative politician, a member of the House of Commons from Raigit (1841–1847), and the Lord in anticipation (1853–1857).

In 1883, after the death of the 3rd Earl of Somers, the titles of Viscount Istnor and Earl of Somers were interrupted. The titles of the baron and baronet were inherited by his cousin, Philip Reginald Cox, 5th Baron Somers (1815-1899). He was the son of the Honorable Philip James Cox, the third son of the first Baron. After his death, the title passed to his great-nephew, Lt. Col. Arthur Somers-Cox, 6th Baron Somers (1887-1944). He was a conservative politician, he held the posts of Lord Lieutenant Herefordshire (1933-1944), Lord Waiting (1924-1926) and Governor of Victoria (1926-1931). His uncle was his uncle, Arthur Percy Somers Cox, 7th Baron Somers (1864-1953). His son, John Patrick Somers Cox, 8th Baron Somers (1907-1995), was a professor at the Royal College of Music . After his death in 1995, the titles of baron and baronet passed to his cousin, Philip Sebastian Somers-Cox, 10th Baron Somers (born 1948). He is the great-grandson of the Honorable John James Thomas Somers Cox, younger brother of the 5th Baron Somers.

The Somers Baron Family House is Eastnor Castle in Herefordshire .

• 1697-1716: John Somers, 1st Baron Somers (March 4, 1651 - April 26, 1716), the eldest son of John Somers (d. 1680/1681) ^[1]

• 1784-1806: Charles Cox, 1st Baron Somers (June 29, 1725 - January 30, 1806), the eldest son of John Cox (d. 1771) ^[2]
• 1806-1841: John Somers Cox, 2nd Baron Somers (May 6, 1760 - January 5, 1841), second son of the previous from his first marriage, Earl of Somers since 1821 ^[3] .

• 1821-1841: John Somers Cox, 1st Earl of Somers (May 6, 1760 - January 5, 1841), second son of Charles Cox, 1st Baron Somers ^[3]
• 1841-1852: John Somers Somers-Cox, 2nd Earl of Somers (March 19, 1788 - October 5, 1852), second son of the previous ^[4]
• 1852-1883: Charles Somers Somers-Cox, 3rd Earl of Somers (July 14, 1819 - September 26, 1883), the only son of the previous ^[5] .

• 1883-1899: Philip Reginald Cox, 5th Baron Somers (August 22, 1815 - September 30, 1899), third son of Lieutenant Colonel Hon. Philip James Cox (1774-1857), the eldest son of 1st Baron Somers from his second marriage ^[6]
• 1899-1944: Lt. Col. Arthur Herbert Tennyson Somers-Cox, 6th Baron Somers (March 20, 1887 - July 14, 1944), the only son of Herbert Haldane Somers-Cox (1861-1894), grandson of Arthur Herbert Cox (1819-1881), the great-grandson of Lieutenant Colonel Hon. Philip James Cox (1774-1857), the eldest son of the 1st Baron Somers from his second marriage ^[7]
• 1944-1953: Arthur Percy Somers Cox, 7th Baron Somers (November 23, 1864 - February 8, 1953), the youngest son of Arthur Herbert Cox (1819-1881), grandson of Lieutenant Colonel Hon. Philip James Cox (1774-1857), eldest son 1 Baron Somers from second marriage ^[8]
• 1953-1995: John Patrick Somers Cox, 8th Baron Somers (April 30, 1907 - February 15, 1995), the only son of the previous ^[9]
• 1995 - present: Philip Sebastian Somers-Cox, 9th Baron Somers (born January 4, 1948), the only son of John Sebastian Somers Cox (1907–1964), grandson of Philip Alfonso Somers Cox (1862–1940), great-grandson of the Hon. John James Thomas Somers Cox (1820-1906), great-great-grandson of Lieutenant Colonel Hon. Philip James Cox (1774-1857), the eldest son of 1st Baron Somers from his second marriage ^[10] .

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). - N. Y .: St Martin's Press, 1990
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
• thepeerage.com
• Somers, Baron (GB, 1784)