The 6th Baron Raglan died 9 September, 2025. He was 93.
He was a Councillor: Berkshire County Council 1966-75, Newbury District Council 1978-83 and Oxfordshire County Council 1988-93.
Geoffrey Somerset, a direct descendant of FitzRoy Somerset, the 1st Baron, who lost an arm at the Battle of Waterloo. He was born 29 August, 1932, third son of the 4th Baron Raglan (1885-1964), and his wife the former Hon Julia Hamilton (1901-1971), daughter of the 11th Lord Belhaven & Stenton (1871-1950), and was a younger brother of the 5th Baron (1927-2010), and succeeded to the family honours (Peerage of the UK, created 1852) on his brother's demise, 24 January, 2010.
He married 6 October, 1956, Caroline Rachel Hill (who died 5 July, 2014), the only daughter of Colonel (Edward) Roderick Hill, DSO (1904-1998), and his wife the former Rachel Hicks-Beach (1904-1983), scion of the baronets of that name (afterwards Earls St Aldwyn), by whom he had issue, two daughters, Belinda (born 9 Feb, 1958), and Lucy (born 8 Feb, 1963), and a son, the Hon Arthur Geoffrey Somerset (born 27 April, 1960, who died 25 July, 2012).
Lord Raglan is succeeded in his peerage by his grandson, Inigo Arthur FitzRoy Somerset (born 7 July, 2004).
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