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 | |
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.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[1] | |
| Born | 29 April 1758 |
| Died | 31 July 1829 (aged 71) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Colonel, politician |
| Spouse | Diana Wentworth |
| Children | Thomas Wentworth Beaumont |
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| Relatives | Sir Thomas Wentworth, 5th Baronet (father-in-law) Baron Allendale (descendant) Viscount Allendale (descendant) |
Origins
editHe was the son of Thomas Beaumont of The Oaks in Darton, Yorkshire, by his wife Anne Ayscough, daughter of Edward Ayscough.[4]
Career
editIn 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
editBeaumont married Diana Wentworth (1765–1831), 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.
The genus of plant in the Apocynaceae family was named Beaumontia in Diana Wentworth Beaumont's honour as she was a botanical patron.[7]
Death and burial
editBeaumont died at his seat Bretton Hall in Yorkshire.[6]
References
edit- ^ 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.
{{cite web}}: 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. I (4th ed.). London: Harrison. p. 78.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. S2CID 246307410. Retrieved 27 January 2022.