Henry Lygon, 4th Earl Beauchamp
Henry Beauchamp Lygon, 4th Earl Beauchamp (1784–1863) (Richard Dighton)
Member of Parliament for Worcestershire
In office 1816–1831 Serving with Hon. William Lyttelton (1816–1820) Sir Thomas Winnington, Bt (1820–1830) Hon. Thomas Foley (1830–1831)
Preceded by	Viscount Elmley Hon. William Lyttelton
Succeeded by	Hon. Thomas Foley Hon. Frederick Spencer
Member of Parliament for West Worcestershire
In office 1832–1853 Serving with Hon. Thomas Foley (1832–1833) Henry Jeffreys Winnington (1833–1841) Frederick Knight (1841–1853)
Preceded by	Constituency created
Succeeded by	Frederick Knight Viscount Elmley
Personal details
Born	5 January 1784
Died	8 September 1863(1863-09-08) (aged 79)
Spouse	Lady Susan Caroline Eliot ​ ​ (m. 1824; died 1835)​
Children	6
Parents	William Lygon, 1st Earl Beauchamp (father) Catharine Denn (mother)
Relatives	Henry Lygon (son) Edward Pyndar Lygon (brother) William Lygon (brother) William Eliot (father-in-law)
Education	Westminster School
Alma mater	Christ Church, Oxford
Military career
Allegiance	Great Britain
Service / branch	British Army
Rank	General
Unit	13th Dragoons 16th Light Dragoons 1st Life Guards 10th Royal Hussars
Battles / wars	Peninsular War First Battle of Porto Battle of Talavera Battle of the Côa Battle of Bussaco
Other work	Member of Parliament

General Henry Beauchamp Lygon, 4th Earl Beauchamp DL (5 January 1784 – 8 September 1863), styled The Honourable Henry Lygon from 1806 until 1853, was a British Army officer and politician.^[1]

Beauchamp was the third son of William Lygon, 1st Earl Beauchamp, by his wife Catharine, the only daughter of James Denn.^[2] A younger brother was Edward Pyndar Lygon, who also became a General.

Beauchamp was educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford and entered the British Army in 1803 as a cornet in the 13th Dragoons. Made a captain in the 16th Light Dragoons, Beauchamp served with the regiment during the Peninsular War from 1809 until its end in 1814.^[2] He took part in the First Battle of Porto and then in the Battle of Talavera.^[2] After the Battle of the Côa in 1810, he was wounded in the Battle of Bussaco.^[2] Beauchamp was promoted to major in the 1st Life Guards in 1815, to major-general in 1837 and received the colonelcy of the 10th Royal Hussars for life in 1843. Three years later he became lieutenant-general and finally general in 1853.

Apart from his military career Beauchamp also entered the British House of Commons in 1816, sitting as Member of Parliament for Worcestershire until 1831. He represented the county also as a Deputy Lieutenant.^[2] Beauchamp was returned to the House for the newly established constituency Worcestershire West in 1832, holding the seat until 1853. In that year he succeeded his elder brother John in the earldom and took his seat in the House of Lords.

Lord Beauchamp married Lady Susan Caroline, second daughter of William Eliot, 2nd Earl of St Germans, in 1824. They had three sons and three daughters. Lady Susan died in January 1835, aged 37. Lord Beauchamp remained a widower until his death in September 1863, aged 79. He was succeeded in the earldom by his second but eldest surviving son, Henry.

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Henry Lygon