James Somerville, 2nd Baron Athlumney
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Birth nameJames Herbert Gustavus Meredyth Somerville
BornMarch 23, 1865
DiedJanuary 8, 1929 (aged 63)
Somerville, Balrath, County Meath, Ireland
Somerville, Balrath, County Meath, Ireland
RankLieutenant Colonel
Lieutenant Colonel James Somerville, 2nd Lord Athlumney | |
|---|---|
 Baron Athlumney in 1918. | |
| Birth name | James Herbert Gustavus Meredyth Somerville |
| Born | March 23, 1865 |
| Died | January 8, 1929 (aged 63) Somerville, Balrath, County Meath, Ireland |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Spouse(s) |
Margery Boan (m. 1919–1929) |
| Children | None |
| Relations | William Somerville, 1st Baron Athlumney (Father) |
James Herbert Gustavus Meredyth Somerville, 2nd Baron Athlumney, 2nd Baron Meredyth (23 March 1865 – 8 January 1929) was an Irish peer and officer of the British Army.[1]
He was the son of William Meredyth Somerville, 1st Baron Athlumney and Maria Georgiana Elizabeth Jones, was baptised on 25 April 1865 at Kentstown, County Meath, Ireland, and was educated at Harrow School, Harrow on the Hill, London, England.
He succeeded to his family's titles on the death of his father, the first Baron Athlumney, on 7 December 1873. He sat in the House of Lords as Baron Meredyth (a UK barony created in 1866 - the barony of Athlumney being Irish).
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