Researching Robert Sommers
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 206 people with the Sommers surname? In that year Sommers was ranked number 3373 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Robert means "bright fame" and is of English origin.
Records of Robert Sommers on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Robert Sommers and the Sommers Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 247 people with the Sommers surname in the UK? Sommers is now ranked number 3810 for popularity in the UK. |
Sommers Genealogy Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 12153 people with the Sommers surname in the USA? Sommers is ranked number 153 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Robert Sommers
Robert Sommers
Robert Edward Sommers (January 3, 1911 – October 28, 2000) was a Canadian elementary school principal and a politician. Sommers served as a Social Credit Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1952 to 1958, representing the riding of Rossland-Trail in the province of British Columbia. He served as Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines until his resignation February 27, 1956. He was tried and in 1958 was convicted of bribery and conspiracy making him the first cabinet minister in the British Commonwealth to serve a term of imprisonment for accepting bribes in connection with his office.
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Other names that sound a bit like Sommers
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