Thomas Richard Beaumont
Colonel Thomas Richard Beaumont (29 April 1758 – 31 July 1829)[1] was a British Tory[2] politician and soldier.
He was the son of Thomas Beaumont and his wife Anne Ayscough, daughter of Edward Ayscough.[3] Beaumont raised the 21st Light Dragoons in 1794 and afterwards served as the regiment's colonel until 1802.[4] 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.[1]
Beaumont married Diana Wentworth, daughter of Sir Thomas Wentworth, 5th Baronet.[5] They had three daughters and five sons.[5] Beaumont died at Bretton Hall in Yorkshire.[5] His oldest son Thomas Wentworth Beaumont represented the same constituency as his father.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Leigh Rayment - British House of Commons, Northumberland". Retrieved 29 April 2009.
- ↑ "The National Archives - Beaumont family". Retrieved 29 April 2009.
- ↑ "ThePeerage - Colonel Thomas Richard Beaumont". Retrieved 15 February 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 15499. p. 765. 20 July 1802. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Burke, John (1862). Bernhard Burke, ed. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry. vol. I (4th ed.). London: Harrison. p. 78.
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 |