FitzRoy John Somerset, 5th Baron Raglan (8 November 1927 – 24 January 2010) was a British peer, the son of
FitzRoy Richard Somerset, 4th Baron Raglan and the
Hon. Julia Hamilton.
[BBC News – Lord Raglan dies in hospital near his Usk home]
/ref> He married Alice Baily, daughter of Peter Baily, in 1973. He and Alice were divorced in 1981. They had no children.
Charity work
Raglan was the president of the equality charity Parity.
He was the Patron of the Bugatti Owners' Club
Prescott Speed Hill Climb is a hillclimb in Gloucestershire, England. The course used for most events (the "Long Course") is in length, and the hill record is held by Wallace Menzies who took the outright hill record in a Gould GR59M single se ...
, owners and operators of the renowned Prescott Speed Hill Climb
Prescott Speed Hill Climb is a hillclimb in Gloucestershire, England. The course used for most events (the "Long Course") is in length, and the hill record is held by Wallace Menzies who took the outright hill record in a Gould GR59M single se ...
, near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.
Death and will
The 5th Baron died in the early hours of 24 January 2010 at Nevill Hall Hospital in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire aged 82.Cefntilla Court
Cefn Tilla Court, Llandenny, Monmouthshire, Wales, is a country house dating from the mid-19th century. Its origins date from 1616. During the English Civil War, the court was the headquarters of Thomas Fairfax during the siege of Raglan Castle ...
, to a nephew, Henry van Moyland of Los Angeles, not to the baron or his heirs.[Walesonline, "The disinheritance of Lord Raglan's nephew and future title holder causes split in family", , 8 February 2011]
References
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1927 births
2010 deaths
Barons in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Eldest sons of British hereditary barons
FitzRoy Somerset, 5th Baron Raglan
Welsh Guards officers