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Thomas Wentworth Beaumont
.svg)  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] OriginsThomas 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] CareerHe 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 progenyOn 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:
Death and burialBeaumont died at the age of 56 at Bournemouth and was buried at his seat Bretton Hall, Wakefield, Yorkshire.[4] References
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