Ralph Somerset

Ralph Benjamin Somerset (c. 1835 – 23 March 1891) was an English clergyman. He was the first Censor of Fitzwilliam House, Cambridge^[1]

Born in Bradwell, Derbyshire, he was the son of Benjamin Somerset. He was educated at Manchester Grammar School and Trinity College, Cambridge. He was a fellow at Trinity from 1859 until 1869, whereupon he was compelled to resign due to his marriage to Frances, daughter of T. Brocklehurst, of Macclesfield. However, he became the first First Censor of Non-Collegiate students at Fitzwilliam House from 1869-1881. Venn notes that "it was to his energy that the success of the scheme was in a great measure due".

He was vicar of St Michael's Church, Cambridge from 1868 to 1875.

He died in Cambridge.

References[edit]

^ "Somerset, Ralph Benjamin (SMRT852RB)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

[Venn-1] "Somerset, Ralph Benjamin (SMRT852RB)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

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v t e Censors and Masters of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge
Censors	1869 - 1881 Ralph Benjamin Somerset 1881 - 1890 Francis George Howard 1890 - 1907 Tristram Frederick Croft Huddleston 1907 - 1924 William Fiddian Reddaway 1924 - 1954 William Sutherland Thatcher 1955 - 1959 William Washington Williams 1959 - 1966 Walter Wyatt Grave
Masters	1966 - 1971 Walter Wyatt Grave 1971 - 1981 Edward Miller 1981 - 1988 Sir J. C. Holt 1988 - 1990 Gordon Cameron 1991 - 1999 Alan Cuthbert 1999 - 2005 Brian F. G. Johnson 2005 - 2013 Robert Lethbridge 2013 - Nicola Padfield