Somers Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Somers, based on 8 World History Database records associated with England.

8 records1689–17028 events1 places

Chronological biography

1689

Constitution of England1689

Government / Government of England · Baron · Member of Parliament

Helps draft the Declaration of Rights

Declaration of Rights1689

Government / Government of England · Baron · Member of Parliament

Helps draft the Declaration of Rights

Member of Parliament1689

Government / Government of England · Baron · Member of Parliament

Elected Member of Parliament

1697

Lord Chancellor1697

Government / Government of England · Baron · Lord Chancellor

Appointed Lord Chancellor

1701

Trial1701

Government / Government of England · Baron · Lord Chancellor · London

Impeached but later acquitted

Impeachment ProceedingsMay 1701

Government / Government of England · Baron · Lord Chancellor · London

Somers answers impeachment charges arising from the partition treaties.

AcquittalJune 1701

Government / Government of England · Baron · Former Lord Chancellor · London

The Lords acquit Somers after the Commons fails to prosecute its charges.

1702

Support for Grand Alliance1702

Politics / Whig Party · Baron · Whig Statesman · London

Somers supports the Protestant succession and continued participation in the Grand Alliance.

Titles and roles

Baron · Former Lord Chancellor · Baron · Lord Chancellor · Baron · Member of Parliament · Baron · Whig Statesman

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.