Thomas Richard Beaumont

Colonel Thomas Richard Beaumont (29 April 1758 – 31 July 1829)[2] of Bretton Hall, Wakefield, Yorkshire, was a British Tory[3] politician and soldier.

Thomas Richard Beaumont
Arms of Beaumont, of Bretton Hall, Yorkshire: Gules, a lion rampant or armed and langued azure an orle of eight crescents of the second[1]
Born(1758-04-29)29 April 1758
Died31 July 1829(1829-07-31) (aged 71)
NationalityBritish
OccupationColonel, politician
Spouse(s)Diana Wentworth
ChildrenThomas Wentworth Beaumont
Parents
  • Thomas Beaumont (father)
  • Anne Ayscough (mother)
RelativesSir Thomas Wentworth, 5th Baronet (father-in-law)
Baron Allendale (descendant)
Viscount Allendale (descendant)

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

  1. Montague-Smith, P.W. (ed.), Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage, Kelly's Directories Ltd, Kingston-upon-Thames, 1968, p.56
  2. "Leigh Rayment - British House of Commons, Northumberland". Retrieved 29 April 2009.
  3. "The National Archives - Beaumont family". Retrieved 29 April 2009.
  4. "ThePeerage - Colonel Thomas Richard Beaumont". Retrieved 15 February 2009.
  5. "No. 15499". The London Gazette. 20 July 1802. p. 765.
  6. Burke, John (1862). Bernhard Burke (ed.). Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry. vol. I (4th ed.). London: Harrison. p. 78.
Military offices
New regiment Colonel of the 21st Light Dragoons
1794–1802
Succeeded by
Banastre Tarleton
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
Hon. Charles Grey
Sir William Middleton
Member of Parliament for Northumberland
1795–1801
With: Hon. Charles Grey
Succeeded by
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Parliament of Great Britain
Member of Parliament for Northumberland
18011818
With: Hon. Charles Grey 1801–1807
Earl Percy 1807–1812
Sir Charles Monck 1812–1818
Succeeded by
Charles John Brandling
Thomas Wentworth Beaumont
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