Thomas Wentworth Beaumont

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Thomas Wentworth Beaumont
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Thomas Wentworth Beaumont
Member of Parliament for Northumberland
In office
1818–1826
Servingwith Sir Charles Monck (1818-1820)
Charles John Brandling (1820-1826)
Children6
Parents
Relatives Wentworth Beaument (son)
Somerset Beaumont (son)
Education Eton College
Alma mater St John's College, Cambridge
Military career
AllegianceUnion flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg  Great Britain
Service / branch British Army
RankLieutenant-colonel
Unit Northumberland Militia
Arms of Beaumont, of Bretton Hall, Yorkshire: Gules, a lion rampant or armed and langued azure an orle of eight crescents of the second Beaumont arms (Allendale).svg
Arms of Beaumont, of Bretton Hall, Yorkshire: Gules, a lion rampant or armed and langued azure an orle of eight crescents of the second
Funeral hatchment in St Andrew's Church, Bywell, Northumberland, of Thomas Wentworth Beaumont, showing the arms of Beaumont impaling Atkinson Bywell St. Andrew - hatchment - geograph.org.uk - 1573513.jpg
Funeral hatchment in St Andrew's Church, Bywell, Northumberland, of Thomas Wentworth Beaumont, showing the arms of Beaumont impaling Atkinson

Thomas Wentworth Beaumont (5 November 1792 – 20 December 1848) [2] of Bretton Hall, Wakefield in Yorkshire, and of Bywell Hall in Northumberland, was a British politician and soldier. In 1831, at the time he inherited his mother's estate, he was the richest commoner in England. [3]

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Origins

Thomas Wentworth B Beaumont was born on 5 November 1792 in Old Burlington Street in Mayfair, London, the eldest son of Thomas Richard Beaumont by his wife Diana Wentworth, daughter of Sir Thomas Wentworth, 5th Baronet. [4] He was educated at Eton College and St John's College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1813. [5]

Career

He served as lieutenant-colonel of the Northumberland Militia, but resigned in 1824. [4] In 1826, he fought a duel with John Lambton later 1st Earl of Durham. [6] He was president of the Literary Association of the Friends of Poland and a member of the Royal Yacht Squadron. [4]

In 1816 Beaumont stood as Member of Parliament (MP) for Northumberland, the same constituency his father had represented before. [7] He lost this seat in 1826, however was successful for Stafford in a by-election in 1826. [2] After the general election of 1830 Beaumont was returned again for Northumberland, until in 1832, the constituency was split into a north and south division. [7] Beaumont was elected for the latter, and sat then for South Northumberland until his retirement from politic in 1837. [7] Initially a Tory, he was considered a Liberal from 1820. [6]

Marriage and progeny

On 22 November 1827 Beaumont married Henrietta Jane Emma Hawks Atkinson, daughter of John Atkinson, [8] by whom he had two daughters and four sons, [8] including:

Death and burial

Beaumont died at the age of 56 at Bournemouth and was buried at his seat Bretton Hall, Wakefield, Yorkshire. [4]

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. 1 2 "Leigh Rayment - British House of Commons, Stafford". Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
  3. ↑ Welford, Richard (1895). Men of mark 'twixt Tyne and Tweed. London, W. Scott. p. 223.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Sylvanus, Urban (1849). The Gentleman's Magazine. London: John Bowyer Nicholls and Son. pp. 94–95.
  5. ↑ "Beaumont, Thomas Wentworth (BMNT809TW)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  6. 1 2 Latimer, John (1857). Local Records of Remarkable Events in Northumberland and Durham. pp.  254.
  7. 1 2 3 "Leigh Rayment - British House of Commons, Northumberland & Northumberland South". Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
  8. 1 2 3 "ThePeerage - Thomas Wentworth Beaumont" . Retrieved 29 April 2009.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Northumberland
1818 – 1826
With: Sir Charles Monck 1818-1820
Charles John Brandling 1820-1826 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Stafford
1826 – 1830
With: Ralph Benson 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Northumberland
1830 – 1832
With: Matthew Bell 1830–1831
Viscount Howick 1831–1832 		Constituency abolished
New constituency Member of Parliament for South Northumberland
1832 – 1837
With: Matthew Bell 		Succeeded by
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