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[1]
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
"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.
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

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[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.