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About John Somers, 1st Baron Somers

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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Occupation: politician, academic, judge, jurist
Position held: Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, President of the Royal Society, Member of the 1689-90 Parliament, Member of the 1690-95 Parliament
Citizenship: Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Great Britain
Born: March 4, 1651, March 4, 1650
Died: April 26, 1716

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