Arthur Somers-Cocks, 6th Baron Somers

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Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Herbert Tennyson Somers-Cocks, 6th Baron Somers, KCMG, DSO, MC (Freshwater, Isle of Wight, 20 March 1887 – 14 July 1944, Eastnor Castle, Hereford) was a British administrator and served as the 16th Governor of the State of Victoria, Australia between 1926 and 1931. He was also a professional cricketer for Worcestershire.

He was appointed as Chief Scout of the British Empire in March 1941, on the death of Lord Baden-Powell, the founder of the Scout Movement, who had been Chief Scout of the World. He served until his death in 1944. He was succeeded by Lord Rowallan.

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