Somerset, Charles Seymour, Duke of, 1662-1748

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Charles Seymour was the 6th Duke of Somerset, born 1662, and died 1743. Somerset was a politician, Speaker of the House of Lords in 1690; he had supported William of Orange in 1688. He won, with his wife, Elizabeth Percy, the confidence of Queen Anne. He lost his place in Council in 1711, and was reinstated until 1716. He was also a member of the Kit-Cat Club.

From the description of Letter, 1732. (Florida State University). WorldCat record id: 50682939
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referencedIn Bulstrode, Whitelocke, 1650-1724. Letterbook, 1715-1721. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Advice to the testholders [manuscript], ca. 1687. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Somerset, Charles Seymour, Duke of, 1662-1748. Autograph letter signed (as Chancellor of the University of Cambridge) : Petworth, to an unidentified university official, 1739 Apr. 8. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Johnsonian Miscellanies, extra-illustrated, 1538-1900 (inclusive);, 1738-1866 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf Somerset, Charles Seymour, Duke of, 1662-1748,. Autograph letters signed from Charles Seymour, Duke of Somerset, to Jacob Tonson I [manuscript], 1703. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Somerset, Charles Seymour, Duke of, 1662-1748. Letter, 1732. Florida State University
referencedIn Tonson, Jacob, 1656?-1736. Papers of Jacob Tonson [manuscript], 1680-1737. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Somerset, Charles Seymour, Duke of, 1662-1748. Document signed (in his capacity as Master of the Horse) : [London], 1705 June 23. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Letters and documents concerning Somerset’s legal, financial, political and estate affairs., September 12, 1716-September 27, 1727 & some undated University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Department of Special Collections
referencedIn Somerset, Edward Seymour, Duke of, 1506?-1552. Account book and receipts of Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, kept by John Pykarell, cofferer [manuscript], ca. 1547-ca. 1556. Folger Shakespeare Library
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associatedWith Addison, Joseph, 1672-1719 person
associatedWith Baker family (Bayfordbury), family
associatedWith Bulstrode, Whitelocke, 1650-1724. person
associatedWith Hill, George Birkbeck Norman, 1835-1903 person
correspondedWith Somerset, Edward Seymour, Duke of, 1506?-1552. person
correspondedWith Tonson, Jacob, 1656?-1736 person
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Birth 1662-08-13

Death 1748-12-02

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