Thomas Richard Beaumont
Thomas Richard Beaumont | |
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Born | |
Died | 31 July 1829 | (aged 71)
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Colonel, politician |
Spouse(s) | Diana Wentworth |
Children | Thomas Wentworth Beaumont |
Parents |
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Relatives | Sir Thomas Wentworth, 5th Baronet (father-in-law) Baron Allendale (descendant) Viscount Allendale (descendant) |
Colonel Thomas Richard Beaumont (29 April 1758 – 31 July 1829)[2] of Bretton Hall, Wakefield, Yorkshire, was a British Tory[3] politician and soldier.
Origins[]
He was the son of Thomas Beaumont of The Oaks in Darton, Yorkshire, by his wife Anne Ayscough, daughter of Edward Ayscough.[4]
Career[]
In 1794 Beaumont raised the 21st Light Dragoons and served as the regiment's colonel until 1802.[5] He entered the British House of Commons in 1795 and sat for Northumberland first in the Parliament of Great Britain, then in Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1818.[2]
Marriage and children[]
Beaumont married Diana Wentworth, daughter of Sir Thomas Wentworth, 5th Baronet,[6] by whom he had three daughters and five sons,[6] including Thomas Wentworth Beaumont, eldest son, also MP for Northumberland,[6] and the ancestor of Baron Allendale and Viscount Allendale.
Death and burial[]
Beaumont died at his seat Bretton Hall in Yorkshire.[6]
References[]
- ^ Montague-Smith, P.W. (ed.), Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage, Kelly's Directories Ltd, Kingston-upon-Thames, 1968, p.56
- ^ a b "Leigh Rayment - British House of Commons, Northumberland". Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "The National Archives - Beaumont family". Retrieved 29 April 2009.
- ^ "ThePeerage - Colonel Thomas Richard Beaumont". Retrieved 15 February 2009.
- ^ "No. 15499". The London Gazette. 20 July 1802. p. 765.
- ^ a b c d Burke, John (1862). Bernhard Burke (ed.). Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry. Vol. vol. I (4th ed.). London: Harrison. p. 78.
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External links[]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Thomas Richard Beaumont
- 1758 births
- 1829 deaths
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- Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
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