Constitution of England
Helps draft the Declaration of Rights
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Somers Biography and Timeline
Follow Somers through 8 dated historical records for England.
Somers, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
8Distinct records
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1689–1702Years on this page
1689
Declaration of Rights
Helps draft the Declaration of Rights
Member of Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament
1697
Lord Chancellor
Appointed Lord Chancellor
1701
Impeachment Proceedings
Somers answers impeachment charges arising from the partition treaties.
Role range: 1697-1700
Acquittal
The Lords acquit Somers after the Commons fails to prosecute its charges.
Role range: 1697-1700
Trial
Impeached but later acquitted
1702
Support for Grand Alliance
Somers supports the Protestant succession and continued participation in the Grand Alliance.
Role range: 1701-1714
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.