John Somers, 1st Baron Somers, PC, FRS was an English jurist, Whig statesman and peer. Somers first came to national attention in the trial of the Seven Bishops where he was on their defence counsel. Wikipedia
Born: March 4, 1651, Claines, United Kingdom
Died: April 26, 1716 (age 65 years), North Mymms, United Kingdom
Education: Trinity College
Books: Tracts during the reign of King William III, Jura Populi Anglicani, Or, The Subject's Right of Petitioning Set Forth: Occasioned by the Case of the Kentish Petitioners : with Some Thoughts on the Reasons which Induc'd Those Gentlemen to Petition : and of the Commons Right of Imprisoning, The True Secret History of the Lives and Reigns of All the Kings and Queens of England, from King William the First, Called the Conqueror, to the End of the Reign of the Late Queen Anne: To which is Prefixed an Abstract of the General History of Each Reign ..., and more
Nephews: John Cocks and James Cocks
Nieces: Elizabeth Cocks, Margaret Cocks, and Catherine Cocks
Party: Whigs