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SOMERSET, HENRY, 5TH DUKE OF BEAUFORT, only son of Charles Noel Somerset, 4th Duke of Beaufort (qv); b. 17 Oct 1744; styled Marquis of Worcester 1745-56; at school under Markham; succ. father as 5th Duke of Beaufort 28 Oct 1756; Oriel Coll. Oxford, matr. 18 Oct 1760; DCL 1763; Grand Tour (France) 1765; Grand Master, Grand Lodge of England (Freemasons) 1767-71; Master of the Horse to Queen Charlotte 21 Nov 1768 – Jan 1770; Lord Lieut., Monmouthshire, from 23 Dec 1771, Breconshire from 8 Jun 1787, and Leicestershire 14 Dec 1787 – 21 Oct 1799; KG 2 Jun 1786; obtained by patent termination in his favour of abeyance of Barony of Botetourt (previously held by his uncle) 4 Jun 1803; Col., Monmouthshire Militia 13 Nov 1771, with rank of Col. in the Army 2 Jul 1779; Busby Trustee 30 Mar 1775; m. 2 Apr 1766 Elizabeth, youngest dau. of Adm. Hon. Edward Boscawen; d. 11 Oct 1803.
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International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition
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Prepared for import into AtoM by Westminster School Archive staff, 2019-2020
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Users should note that the information recorded here that is not to be found in the first two volumes of the Record of Old Westminsters and its first Supplement has been assembled from various published and manuscript sources by Hugh Edmund Pagan MA FSA, and all new resulting text is his copyright, © 2014.
The Record of Old Westminsters: A biographical list of all those who are known to have been educated at Westminster School from the earliest times to 1927, Volumes 1 & 2, compiled by G. F. Russell Barker and Alan H. Stenning, London, 1928.