Somerset Beaumont
Somerset Archibald Beaumont DL, FRGS (6 February 1835 – 8 December 1921) was a British Liberal politician.
Beaumont was the third son of the politician Thomas Wentworth Beaumont and his wife Henrietta Jane Emma Hawks Atkinson, daughter of John Atkinson.[1] His younger brother was Wentworth Beaumont, 1st Baron Allendale.[1] Beaumont was educated at Harrow School and then at Trinity College, Cambridge.[2] He stood successfully in a by-election for Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1860, a seat he held until 1865.[3] In the general election of 1868 Beaumont was returned to the House of Commons again and sat as Member of Parliament (MP) for Wakefield until 1874.[4] He was one of the founders of the Anglo-Austrian Bank.<ref name = Who'sWho>Who is Who 1914. London: Adam & Charles Black Ltd. 1914. p. 136.</ref>
Beaumont was a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and a Deputy Lieutenant of Northumberland.[5] He died in 1921, unmarried and childless.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Debrett, John (1870). Robert Henry Mair, ed. Debrett's House of Commons and Judicial Bench. London: Dean & Son.
- ↑ "Beaumont, [Richard] Somerset Archibald (BMNT853RS)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ↑ "Leigh Rayment - British House of Commons, Newcastle-upon-Tyne". Retrieved 30 April 2009.
- ↑ "Leigh Rayment - British House of Commons, Wakefield". Retrieved 30 April 2009.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "ThePeerage - Somerset Archibald Beaumont". Retrieved 15 February 2009.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Somerset Beaumont
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Thomas Emerson Headlam George Ridley |
Member of Parliament for Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1860 – 1865 With: Thomas Emerson Headlam |
Succeeded by Thomas Emerson Headlam Joseph Cowen |
| Preceded by William Henry Leatham |
Member of Parliament for Wakefield 1868 – 1874 |
Succeeded by Edward Green |