William Lygon, 2nd Earl Beauchamp

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William Beauchamp Lygon, 2nd Earl Beauchamp
Born1783
DiedMay 12, 1823(1823-05-12) (aged 39–40)
Other namesThe Honourable William Lygon, Viscount Elmley
OccupationBritish politician

William Beauchamp Lygon, 2nd Earl Beauchamp FRS (1783 – 12 May 1823), styled The Honourable William Lygon between 1806 and 1815 and Viscount Elmley between 1815 and 1816, was a British politician.

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Early life

Lygon was the son of William Lygon, 1st Earl Beauchamp, and Catherine Denn, daughter of James Denn. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford. [1]

Military career

On 19 August 1803 he was commissioned as Lieutenant-Colonel and second-in-commamd of the South Worcester Volunteers. [2] When the regiment became the South Worcester Local Militia he was commissioned as its Lt-Col Commandant on 20 September 1809. [3] [4]

Parliament

In 1806 he was returned to parliament as one of two representatives for Worcestershire (succeeding his father), a seat he held until 1816 when he entered the House of Lords on inheriting the earldom from his father. [1] [5] He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society on 6 December 1810. [1] [6]

Death

Lord Beauchamp died at Madresfield Court, near Malvern, Worcestershire, in May 1823. He was unmarried and was succeeded in the earldom by his younger brother, John. [1] His library was sold at auction by R. H. Evans in London on 15 January 1824 and 8 following days; a copy of the catalogue is at Cambridge University Library (shelfmark Munby.c.127(2)).

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "William Beauchamp Lygon, 2nd Earl Beauchamp". The Peerage. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  2. War Office, A List of the Officers of the Militia, the Gentlemen & Yeomanry Cavalry, and Volunteer Infantry of the United Kingdom, 11th Edn, London: War Office, 14 October 1805/Uckfield: Naval and Military Press, 2005, ISBN 978-1-84574-207-2.
  3. Capt Robert Holden, Historical Records of the 3rd and 4th Battalions of the Worcestershire Regiment, London: Kegan, Paul, Trench, 1887, p. 125.
  4. 'Local Militia: Worcestershire' at Richard A. Warren, This Re-illuminated School of Mars: Auxiliary forces and other aspects of Albion under Arms in the Great War against France.
  5. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 5)
  6. "Fellows 1660-2007" (PDF). The Royal Society. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Worcestershire
1806–1816
With: John Ward March–November 1806
William Lyttelton November 1806–1816
Succeeded by
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Earl Beauchamp
1816–1823
Succeeded by
John Reginald Pyndar