John Somers Somers-Cocks, 2nd Earl Somers (19 March 1788-5 October 1852), styled Viscount Eastnor between 1821 and 1841, was a British peer and politician.
Somers was the second son of John Cocks, 1st Earl Somers; his older brother Edward Charles Cocks died in the Peninsular War. He was educated at Westminster, entered the British Army and served in the Peninsula War. Somers sat as Member of Parliament for Reigate between 1812 and 1818 (succeeding his elder brother) and again between 1832 and 1841[1] and for Hereford between 1818 and 1832.[2] In 1841 he succeeded his father in the earldom.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Hon. Edward Cocks James Cocks |
Member of Parliament for Reigate 1812–1818 With: James Cocks |
Succeeded by Sir Joseph Sydney Yorke James Somers Cocks |
| Preceded by Thomas Powell Symonds Richard Philip Scudamore |
Member of Parliament for Hereford 1818–1832 With: Thomas Powell Symonds 1818–1819 Richard Philip Scudamore 1819–1826 Edward Clive 1826–1832 |
Succeeded by Edward Clive Robert Biddulph |
| Preceded by Joseph Yorke Charles Yorke (representation reduced to one member 1832) |
Member of Parliament for Reigate 1832–1841 |
Succeeded by Viscount Eastnor |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by The Lord Bateman |
Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire 1845–1852 |
Succeeded by The Lord Bateman |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by John Somers Cocks |
Earl Somers 1841–1852 |
Succeeded by Charles Somers Somers-Cocks |