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Somervell -- U.S. County in Texas
Population (2000): 6809
Housing Units (2000): 2750
Land area (2000): 187.167881 sq. miles (484.762566 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 4.730407 sq. miles (12.251698 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 191.898288 sq. miles (497.014264 sq. km)
Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location: 32.246541 N, 97.752803 W
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Somervell

Somervell may refer to:

  • Alexander Somervell (1796-1854), Texan soldier who led the Somervell Expedition into Mexico
  • Arthur Somervell (1863–1937), British composer
  • Brehon B. Somervell (1892–1955), American general
  • D. C. Somervell (1885–1965), British historian
  • Donald Somervell, Baron Somervell of Harrow (1889–1960), British judge and Conservative politician
  • Howard Somervell (1890–1975), British explorer
  • William Somervell (1860–1934), British Liberal politician

Usage examples of "somervell".

Bolitho’s instructions from the Admiralty made it dear that he was to meet with the Viscount Somervell without delay, if it meant moving immediately to another island, even to Jamaica.

Glassport must have feared a possible refusal and scampered on, ”Viscount Somervell will be expecting you.

The Right Honourable the Viscount Somervell, his Majesty’s Inspector General in the Caribbean, seemed to have little which equipped him for the appointment.

At the far end of the table Bolitho, saw her husband, Viscount Somervell, sipping his wine and listening with apparent boredom to Commodore Glassport’s resonant and thickening tones.

Occasionally Somervell appeared to glance along the table’s length, excluding everyone but his wife or Bolitho.

A black footman entered the room and after the smallest glance at Somervell padded to Bolitho’s chair, an envelope balanced carefully on a silver salver.

He broke off as Somervell interrupted rudely, ”What is it, Sir Richard?

He considered Somervell, and his failure to visit Hyperion as he had promised after the reception.

Perhaps she had told Somervell everything which had happened between them.

Close-to and in the brilliant glare Somervell looked younger, mid-thirties, her age or perhaps less.

He turned his thoughts to Viscount Somervell, although he knew it was a coward’s way of opening the door to Catherine.

Lighters and boats plied back and forth, and Bolitho had never seen so many redcoats as the army guarded the booty every yard of the way, until, as Somervell had explained, it would be transferred and divided amongst several smaller vessels as an extra precaution.

It was only yesterday morning that they had dropped anchor, and for the first time since he had met Somervell, Bolitho had noticed that he still wore the same clothes as when he had come out to the Ciudad de Sevilla.

An imposing footman had assured him that his visit would be noted, but Viscount Somervell had left the country again on the King’s service, and her ladyship was most likely with him.

He dreaded that Adam might be right, that she had gone away with Somervell for appearance’s sake, to save their reputations.