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thumb William Clarke Somerville〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Somerville, William C. (William Clarke), 1790-1826 )〕 (March 25, 1790 – January 5, 1826) was an author, historian, diplomat, American plantation owner and militia officer in the War of 1812. ==Life and career== William Clarke Somerville was born in St. Mary's County, Maryland on March 25, 1790.〔Edwin Anderson Alderman, (The Library of Southern Literature ), Part 15, 2005, page 410〕 His family had been prominent in colonial Maryland, and his father William Somerville (1755-1806) was a militia officer before and during the American Revolution, and served in the Maryland House of Delegates and as Judge of the county Orphans Court.〔Charles Bernard Tiernan, (The Tiernan Family in Maryland ), 1898, page 120〕 The younger Somerville was educated by his parents and became involved in managing his family's plantations. At different times in his life he owned: ''Mulberry Fields'', which he inherited from his father; ''Sotterley'', which he won from his brother in law in a dice game; and ''Stratford Hall'', the birthplace of Robert E. Lee. He later renamed ''Mulberry Fields'' to ''Montalbino''.〔Maryland Inns.com, (Historic Inns & Famous Homes of Maryland: St. Mary's County ), accessed March 6, 2013〕〔Archives of Maryland, (Biography, William C. Somerville ), accessed March 6, 2013〕 During the War of 1812 Somerville served in the 12th Regiment of Maryland Militia, based in St. Mary's County, and attained the rank of Major.〔Maryland State Archives, (Maryland Historical Trust nomination of Mulberry Fields to National Register of Historic Places ), 1972, page 1〕 Following the war Somerville made an extended tour of Europe, and established several friendships with political, military and society figures that he maintained until the end of his life.〔Somerville's Letters on France, (The North American Review ), Volume 19, July 1824, page 50〕 As a result of his time in France, he penned a history, entitled ''Letters from Paris, on the Causes and Consequences of the French Revolution'' which was first published in Baltimore in 1822.〔Wm. C. Somerville. ''(Letters from Paris, on the Causes and Consequences of the French Revolution )''. Baltimore: Edward J. Coale, 1822.〕 To capitalize on Somerville's contacts, in 1825 President John Quincy Adams appointed him to be Minister to Sweden〔United States Department of State, (Biographic Register of the Department of State ), 1874, page 101〕 and directed him to carry out a diplomatic assignment in Greece before proceeding to Stockholm.〔Henry Merritt Wriston, (Executive Agents in American Foreign Relations ), 1929, page 437〕 While en route to Greece, Somerville became ill while staying at Château de la Grange-Bléneau, the estate of the Marquis de Lafayette in Courpalay, France. He died there on January 5, 1826 and was buried on the estate.〔Hezekiah Niles, (Niles' National Register ), Volume 30, 1826, page 48〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「William C. Somerville」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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