Sir Henry Beaumont, 2nd Baronet
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Sir Henry Beaumont, 2nd Baronet (2 April 1638 – 27 January 1689)[1] was an English politician.
He was the oldest son of Sir Thomas Beaumont, 1st Baronet and Elizabeth Trott, daughter of Sir Nicholas Trott, and was baptised at Stoughton Grange.[2] Beaumont was educated at St John's College, Oxford[2] and succeeded his father as baronet in 1676.[3] He sat as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Leicester between 1679 and 1689.[4]
On 2 April 1662, he married Elizabeth Farmer, daughter of George Farmer, at St Andrew's Church, Holborn.[2] They had seven daughters and fourteen sons (six having died as infants).[5] Beaumont was buried at Stoughton, Leicestershire[6] and was succeeded in the baronetcy successively by his sons Thomas, George and Lewis.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ "Leigh Rayment - Baronetage". http://www.leighrayment.com/baronetage/baronetsB2.htm. Retrieved 30 March 2009.
- ^ a b c "ThePeerage - Sir Henry Beaumont, 2nd Btt". http://thepeerage.com/p12043.htm#i120425. Retrieved 15 February 2009.
- ^ Burke, John (1832). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. vol. I (4th ed.). London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley. pp. 93.
- ^ "Leigh Rayment - British House of Commons, Leicester". http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Lcommons2.htm. Retrieved 30 March 2009.
- ^ a b Kimber, Edward (1771). Richard Johnson. ed. The Baronetage of England: Containing a Genealogical and Historical Account of All the English Baronets. vol. II. London: Thomas Wotton. pp. 164–165.
- ^ Collins, Arthur (1741). The English Baronetage: Containing a Genealogical and Historical Account of All the English Baronets, Now Existing. vol. III. London: Thomas Wotton. pp. 242.
| Parliament of England | ||
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| Preceded by Sir William Hartopp John Grey |
Member of Parliament for Leicester 1679 – 1689 With: John Grey 1679–1685 Thomas Babington 1685–1689 |
Succeeded by Lawrence Carter Thomas Babington |
| Baronetage of England | ||
| Preceded by Thomas Beaumont |
Baronet (of Stoughton Grange) 1676 – 1689 |
Succeeded by Thomas Beaumont |
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