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Thomas Wentworth Beaumont
Thomas Wentworth Beaumont
	Thomas Wentworth Beaumont
Member of Parliament for Northumberland
	In office; 1818–1826 Serving with Sir Charles Monck (1818-1820); Charles John Brandling (1820-1826)
Preceded by	Sir Charles Monck; Thomas Richard Beaumont
Succeeded by	Matthew Bell; Henry Liddell
Member of Parliament for Stafford
	In office; 1826–1830 Serving with Ralph Benson
Preceded by	Richard Ironmonger; Ralph Benson
Succeeded by	John Campbell; Thomas Gisborne
Member of Parliament for Northumberland
	In office; 1830–1832 Serving with Matthew Bell (1830-1831); Henry Grey (1831-1832)
Preceded by	Matthew Bell; Henry Liddell
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Member of Parliament for South Northumberland
	In office; 1832–1837 Serving with Matthew Bell
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	Thomas Richard Beaumont (father); Diana Wentworth (mother);
Relatives	Wentworth Beaument (son); Somerset Beaumont (son)
Education	Eton College
Alma mater	St John's College, Cambridge
Military career
Allegiance	Great Britain
Service / branch	British Army
Rank	Lieutenant-colonel
Unit	Northumberland Militia

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 richest commoner in England.^[3]

Origins

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]

Death and burial

Beaumont died at the age of 56 at Bournemouth and was buried at his seat Bretton Hall, Wakefield, Yorkshire.^[4]

References

^ Montague-Smith, P.W. (ed.), Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage, Kelly's Directories Ltd, Kingston-upon-Thames, 1968, p.56
^ ^a ^b "Leigh Rayment - British House of Commons, Stafford". Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 29 April 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ Welford, Richard (1895). Men of mark 'twixt Tyne and Tweed. London, W. Scott. p. 223.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Sylvanus, Urban (1849). The Gentleman's Magazine. London: John Bowyer Nicholls and Son. pp. 94–95.
^ "Beaumont, Thomas Wentworth (BMNT809TW)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
^ ^a ^b Latimer, John (1857). Local Records of Remarkable Events in Northumberland and Durham. pp. 254.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Leigh Rayment - British House of Commons, Northumberland & Northumberland South". Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 29 April 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ ^a ^b ^c "ThePeerage - Thomas Wentworth Beaumont". Retrieved 29 April 2009.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Thomas Wentworth Beaumont

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Sir Charles Monck Thomas Richard Beaumont	Member of Parliament for Northumberland 1818 – 1826 With: Sir Charles Monck 1818-1820 Charles John Brandling 1820-1826	Succeeded by Matthew Bell Hon. Henry Liddell
Preceded by Richard Ironmonger Ralph Benson	Member of Parliament for Stafford 1826 – 1830 With: Ralph Benson	Succeeded by John Campbell Thomas Gisborne
Preceded by Matthew Bell Hon. Henry Liddell	Member of Parliament for Northumberland 1830 – 1832 With: Matthew Bell 1830–1831 Viscount Howick 1831–1832	Constituency abolished
New constituency	Member of Parliament for South Northumberland 1832 – 1837 With: Matthew Bell	Succeeded by Matthew Bell Christopher Blackett