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