John Somers, 1st Baron Somers
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John Somers, 1st Baron Somers, was an English jurist and Whig statesman. Somers first came to national attention in the trial of the Seven Bishops where he was on their defence counsel.
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A painting of John Somers by Simon Du Bois
John Somers took a leading part in the secret councils of those who were planning the Glorious Revolution
Somers was one of the Lords Justices who William appointed to govern while he was abroad in 1695
John Somers was appointed Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of the Realm on 23 March 1693
Monument to Lord Somers in St Mary the Virgin's Church, North Mymms, where he is buried. It dipicts an allegorical figure of justice, by the Flemish sculptor Peter Scheemakers.
A posthumous engraving of John Somers by Charles Grignion the ElderAwards 2
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John Somers, 1st Baron Somers, was an English jurist and Whig statesman. Somers first came to national attention in the trial of the Seven Bishops where he was on their defence counsel. He published tracts on political topics such as the succession to the crown, where he elaborated his Whig principles in support of the Exclusionists. He played a leading part in shaping the Revolution settlement. He was Lord High Chancellor of England under King William III and was a chief architect of the union between England and Scotland achieved in 1707 and the Protestant succession achieved in 1714. He was a leading Whig during the twenty-five years after 1688; with four colleagues he formed the Whig Junto.
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