Sir Thomas Beaumont, 1st Baronet

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Sir Thomas Beaumont, 1st Baronet (died 11 August 1676) [1] was an English politician.

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Biography

Beaumont was the oldest son of Sir Henry Beaumont (son of Thomas Beaumont) and Elizabeth, daughter of Sir William Turpin. [2] Beaumont sat as a member of parliament (MP) for Leicestershire between 1654 and 1659 [1] and was High Sheriff of Leicestershire between 1668 and 1669. [3] On 5 March 1658, he was created a baronet, of Stoughton Grange, in the County of Leicester by the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell. [3] After the Restoration however this creation was declared invalid and Beaumont received a new patent, dated on 21 February 1661. [2]

Family

Beaumont married Elizabeth Trott, daughter of Sir Nicholas Trott. [4] They had three sons and three daughters. [4] Beaumont was buried at Stoughton, Leicestershire [3] and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son Henry. [4]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Leigh Rayment's list of baronets – Baronetcies beginning with "B" (part 2)
  2. 1 2 Burke 1832, p. 93.
  3. 1 2 3 Lundy 2011.
  4. 1 2 3 Kimber 1771, p. 164.

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