Foto de stock - History-XIXc - Lord Raglan -Richard Henry FitzRoy Somerset, 2nd Baron Raglan 24 May 1817 – 3 May 1884 was a British peer The second son of the 1st Baron Raglan, Somerset was born in Paris and educated at Christ Church, Oxford He came to Ceylon with Sir Colin Campbell later Lord Clyde as his Private Secretary and was subsequently taken into the Ceylon Civil Service in 1841 In 1844 he was Assistant Government Agent of Colombo He left the island in 1849 to become the Private Secretary of George V of Hanover, leaving that office in 1855 when he succeeded to his father´s title Parliament granted him and his successor a pension of £ 2,000 for the service of his father 23 July 1855 The family seat is Cefntilla Court near Usk in Monmouthshire An inscription over the porch dated 1858 reads: “This house with 238 acres of land was purchased by 1623 of the friends, admirers and comrades in arms of the late Field Marshal Lord Raglan GCB and presented by them to his son and his heirs for ever in a lasting memorial of affectionate regard and respect”

Imagen: History-XIXc - Lord Raglan -Richard Henry FitzRoy Somerset, 2nd Baron Raglan 24 May 1817 – 3 May 1884 was a British peer   The second son of the 1st Baron.

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