Somerset de Chair
Somerset de Chair | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Paddington South | |
| In office 23 February 1950 – 4 October 1951 | |
| Preceded by | Ernest Taylor |
| Succeeded by | Robert Allan |
| Member of Parliament for South West Norfolk | |
| In office 14 November 1935 – 15 June 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Alan McLean |
| Succeeded by | Sidney Dye |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Somerset Struben de Chair 22 August 1911 Windsor, Berkshire, England |
| Died | 5 January 1995 (aged 83) Antigua |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouses | Thelma Grace Arbuthnot
(m. 1932; div. 1950)Carmen Appleton
(m. 1950; div. 1958)Margaret Patricia Manlove
(m. 1958; div. 1974) |
| Children | 6, including: Helena Rees-Mogg |
| Parent(s) | Admiral Sir Dudley Rawson Stratford de Chair Enid Struben |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
| Profession | Author, Politician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | British Army |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | Royal Horse Guards |
| Battles/wars | |
Somerset Struben de Chair (22 August 1911 – 5 January 1995) was an English author, politician, and poet. He edited several volumes of the memoirs of Napoleon.