Thomas Richard Beaumont

Thomas Richard Beaumont
Thomas Richard Beaumont
	Arms of Beaumont, of Bretton Hall, Yorkshire: Gules, a lion rampant or armed and langued azure an orle of eight crescents of the second
Born	29 April 1758; Darton, South Yorkshire
Died	31 July 1829 (aged 71); Bretton Hall, West Yorkshire
Nationality	British
Occupation(s)	Colonel, politician
Spouse	Diana Wentworth
Children	Thomas Wentworth Beaumont
Parents	Thomas Beaumont (father); Anne Ayscough (mother);
Relatives	Sir Thomas Wentworth, 5th Baronet (father-in-law); Baron Allendale (descendant); Viscount Allendale (descendant)

Colonel Thomas Richard Beaumont (29 April 1758 – 31 July 1829)^[2] of Bretton Hall, Wakefield, Yorkshire, was a British Tory^[3] politician and soldier.

Origins

He was the son of Thomas Beaumont of The Oaks in Darton, Yorkshire, by his wife Anne Ayscough, daughter of Edward Ayscough.^[4]

Career

In 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

Beaumont 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

Beaumont died at his seat Bretton Hall in Yorkshire.^[6]

References

^ 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.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Thomas Richard Beaumont

Military offices
New regiment	Colonel of the 21st Light Dragoons 1794–1802	Succeeded by Banastre Tarleton
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Hon. Charles Grey Sir William Middleton	Member of Parliament for Northumberland 1795–1801 With: Hon. Charles Grey	Succeeded by Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Parliament of Great Britain	Member of Parliament for Northumberland 1801–1818 With: Hon. Charles Grey 1801–1807 Earl Percy 1807–1812 Sir Charles Monck 1812–1818	Succeeded by Charles John Brandling Thomas Wentworth Beaumont

[1] Montague-Smith, P.W. (ed.), Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage, Kelly's Directories Ltd, Kingston-upon-Thames, 1968, p.56

[Rayment-2] "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)

[3] "The National Archives - Beaumont family". Retrieved 29 April 2009.

[thePeerage-4] "ThePeerage - Colonel Thomas Richard Beaumont". Retrieved 15 February 2009.

[5] "No. 15499". The London Gazette. 20 July 1802. p. 765.

[Gentry-6] Burke, John (1862). Bernhard Burke (ed.). Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry. Vol. I (4th ed.). London: Harrison. p. 78.

[7] 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.

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