Henry Somerset

Lord Henry Richard Charles Somerset, PC, DL, JP (7 December 1849 – 10 October 1932) was a British Conservative politician and composer of popular music. He served as Comptroller of the Household under Benjamin Disraeli between 1874 and 1879.

Birth and Death Data: Born (Dún Laoghaire (suburban seaside town in County Dublin, Ireland)), Died October 10, 1932

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1915 - 1924

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, lyricist

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	46306	10-in.	12/28/1915	Dawn	William Brennen	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	81919	10-in.	8/15/1924	Dawn	Cyrena Van Gordon	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Edison	5068	10-in.	10/12/1916	Song of sleep	Walter Van Brunt	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer, lyricist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Somerset, Henry," accessed January 19, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107785.

Somerset, Henry. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 19, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107785.

"Somerset, Henry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 19 January 2026.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107785

External Sources

Wikipedia: Henry Somerset

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Somerset, Henry, Lord, 1849-1932 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n98008215

Wikidata: Henry Somerset - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11762579

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/8145971489632332278

MusicBrainz: Henry Somerset - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/fbf6ec2e-28d6-4f18-8521-22d4cf517a22

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