Thomas Wentworth Beaumont
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Thomas Wentworth Beaumont | |
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.png) Thomas Wentworth Beaumont | |
| Member of Parliament for Northumberland | |
| In office 1818–1826 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Charles Monck Thomas Richard Beaumont |
| Succeeded by | Matthew Bell Henry Liddell |
| Member of Parliament for Stafford | |
| In office 1826–1830 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Ironmonger Ralph Benson |
| Succeeded by | John Campbell Thomas Gisborne |
| Member of Parliament for Northumberland | |
| In office 1830–1832 | |
| Preceded by | Matthew Bell Henry Liddell |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Member of Parliament for South Northumberland | |
| In office 1832–1837 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Matthew Bell Christopher Blackett |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 November 1792 Old Burlington Street, Mayfair, London |
| Died | 20 December 1848 (aged 56) Bournemouth, Dorset, England |
| Resting place | Bretton Hall, West Yorkshire |
| Political party | Tory |
| Spouse |
Henrietta Jane Emma Hawks Atkinson
(m. 1827) |
| Children | 6 |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Wentworth Beaument (son) Somerset Beaumont (son) |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  Great Britain |
| Branch | British Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant-colonel |
| Unit | Northumberland Militia |
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Thomas Wentworth Beaumont (5 November 1792 – 20 December 1848)[2] of Bretton Hall, Wakefield in Yorkshire, and of Bywell Hall in Northumberland, was a British politician and soldier. In 1831, at the time he inherited his mother's estate, he was the wealthiest commoner in England.[3]
Thomas Wentworth B Beaumont was born on 5 November 1792 in Old Burlington Street in Mayfair, London, the eldest son of Thomas Richard Beaumont by his wife Diana Wentworth, daughter of Sir Thomas Wentworth, 5th Baronet.[4] He was educated at Eton College and St John's College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1813.[5]
Career
He served as lieutenant-colonel of the Northumberland Militia, but resigned in 1824.[4] In 1826, he fought a duel with John Lambton later 1st Earl of Durham.[6] He was president of the Literary Association of the Friends of Poland and a member of the Royal Yacht Squadron.[4]
In 1816 Beaumont stood as Member of Parliament (MP) for Northumberland, the same constituency his father had represented before.[7] He lost this seat in 1826, however was successful for Stafford in a by-election in 1826.[2] After the general election of 1830 Beaumont was returned again for Northumberland, until in 1832, the constituency was split into a north and south division.[7] Beaumont was elected for the latter, and sat then for South Northumberland until his retirement from politic in 1837.[7] Initially a Tory, he was considered a Liberal from 1820.[6]
Marriage and progeny
On 22 November 1827 Beaumont married Henrietta Jane Emma Hawks Atkinson, daughter of John Atkinson,[8] by whom he had two daughters and four sons,[8] including:
- Wentworth Beaumont, 1st Baron Allendale, eldest son and heir, raised to the peerage in 1906;
- Somerset Archibald Beaumont, 3rd son, MP for Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Wakefield.[8]
