Beaumont Baronets
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There have been four Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Beaumont, all in the Baronetage of England. All four creations are now extinct.
The Beaumont Baronetcy, of Coleorton Hall
in the County of Leicester, was created in the Baronetage of England on 17 September 1619 for Thomas Beaumont. In 1622 he was raised to the peerage as Viscount Beaumont of Swords
. For more information on this creation, see this title.
The Beaumont Baronetcy, of Grace Dieu in the County of Leicester, was created in the Baronetage of England on 31 January 1627 for the poet John Beaumont of Grace Dieu Manor
.. He was the son of Francis Beaumont, Member of Parliament
for Aldborough
, a descendant of Thomas Beaumont, son of Sir Thomas Beaumont (d. 1457), younger son of John Beaumont, 4th Baron Beaumont
(see the Baron Beaumont
). Thomas's brother John Beaumont was the ancestor of the first Baronets of the 1619 and 1661 creations (see below). The first Baronet was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baronet. He fought in the Civil War
as a Colonel
in the Royalist Army and was killed in action during the Siege of Gloucester
in 1643. On his death the title passed to his younger brother, the third Baronet. He had no sons and on his death in 1686 the baronetcy became extinct.
The dramatist Francis Beaumont
was the brother of the first Baronet.
The Beaumont Baronetcy, of Whitley in the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of England on 15 August 1628 for Richard Beaumont
, Member of Parliament for Pontefract
. He never married and the title became extinct on his death in 1631.
The Beaumont Baronetcy, of Stoughton Grange in the County of Leicester, was created in the Baronetage of England on 21 February 1661 for Thomas Beaumont
, Member of Parliament for Leicestershire
. He had already been created a Baronet by Oliver Cromwell
in 1658. However, this creation was considered invalid at the Restoration
. Beaumont was the grandson of Sir Thomas Beaumont, whose brother Sir Henry Beaumont was the father of Thomas Beaumont, 1st Viscount Beaumont of Swords. Sir Thomas and Sir Henry were both descended from John Beaumont, son of Sir Thomas Beaumont (d. 1457), younger son of John Beaumont, 4th Baron Beaumont
. John's brother Thomas Beaumont was the ancestor of the first Baronet of the 1627 creation. The first Baronet was succeeded by his son, the second Baronet. He also represented Leicestershire in Parliament. On his death the title passed to his eldest son, the third Baronet. He died unmarried and was succeeded by his younger brother, the fourth Baronet. He was Member of Parliament for Leicester
and served as a Lord of the Admiralty. In 1702 he inherited the Coleorton
estate in Leicestershire from his kinsman, the third and last Viscount Beaumont of Swords.
He also died unmarried and was succeeded by his younger brother, the fifth Baronet. He died childless and was succeeded by his first cousin once removed, the sixth Baronet. He was the grandson of William Beaumont, younger son of the first Baronet. Beaumont was High Sheriff of Leicestershire
from 1761 to 1762. His son, the seventh Baronet, represented Beeralston in the House of Commons
but is best remembered as an art patron and amateur painter. He died childless and was succeeded by his first cousin once removed, the eighth Baronet. He was the grandson of Thomas Beaumont, younger brother of the sixth Baronet. His son, the ninth Baronet, was High Sheriff of Leicestershire in 1852. The title became extinct upon the death of the 12th Baronet in 2011.
Basil Beaumont (d. 1703), younger son of the second Baronet, was a Rear-Admiral in the Royal Navy
. Elizabeth Richardson, 1st Lady Cramond
, was the aunt and Huntingdon Beaumont
the great-uncle of the first Baronet.
The Beaumont Baronetcy, of Coleorton Hall
Coleorton Hall
Coleorton Hall is a 19th century country mansion, formerly the seat of the Beaumont Baronets of Staughton Grange. Situated at Coleorton, Leicestershire, it is a Grade II* listed building now converted into residential apartments....
in the County of Leicester, was created in the Baronetage of England on 17 September 1619 for Thomas Beaumont. In 1622 he was raised to the peerage as Viscount Beaumont of Swords
Viscount Beaumont of Swords
Viscount Beaumont of Swords, in the County of Dublin, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created on 20 May 1622 for Sir Thomas Beaumont, 1st Baronet, Member of Parliament for Leicestershire from 1604 to 1611 and High Sheriff of Leicestershire in 1610...
. For more information on this creation, see this title.
The Beaumont Baronetcy, of Grace Dieu in the County of Leicester, was created in the Baronetage of England on 31 January 1627 for the poet John Beaumont of Grace Dieu Manor
Grace Dieu Manor
Grace Dieu Manor is a 19th-century country house near Thringstone in Leicestershire, England, now occupied by Grace Dieu Manor School. It is a Grade II listed building.-History:...
.. He was the son of Francis Beaumont, Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Aldborough
Aldborough (UK Parliament constituency)
Aldborough was a parliamentary borough located in the West Riding of Yorkshire, abolished in the Great Reform Act of 1832. Aldborough returned two Members of Parliament from 1558 until 1832....
, a descendant of Thomas Beaumont, son of Sir Thomas Beaumont (d. 1457), younger son of John Beaumont, 4th Baron Beaumont
John Beaumont, 4th Baron Beaumont
John Beaumont, 4th Baron Beaumont KG served in the Hundred Years' War against the partisans of Pope Clement VII.Beaumont was born in 1361 at the Duchy of Brabant to Henry Beaumont, 3rd Baron Beaumont and Margaret de Vere...
(see the Baron Beaumont
Baron Beaumont
The title of Baron Beaumont is an ancient one in the Peerage of England, created in 1309 for a younger part of the de Brienne-family. The sixth Baron Beaumont was created Viscount Beaumont in 1432; after the death of the 2nd Viscount both titles fell into abeyance...
). Thomas's brother John Beaumont was the ancestor of the first Baronets of the 1619 and 1661 creations (see below). The first Baronet was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baronet. He fought in the Civil War
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
as a Colonel
Colonel
Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
in the Royalist Army and was killed in action during the Siege of Gloucester
Siege of Gloucester
The Siege of Gloucester was an engagement in the First English Civil War. It took place between August 3 and September 5, 1643, between the defending Parliamentarian garrison of Gloucester and the besieging army of King Charles I. The siege ended with the arrival of a relieving Parliamentarian army...
in 1643. On his death the title passed to his younger brother, the third Baronet. He had no sons and on his death in 1686 the baronetcy became extinct.
The dramatist Francis Beaumont
Francis Beaumont
Francis Beaumont was a dramatist in the English Renaissance theatre, most famous for his collaborations with John Fletcher....
was the brother of the first Baronet.
The Beaumont Baronetcy, of Whitley in the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of England on 15 August 1628 for Richard Beaumont
Sir Richard Beaumont, 1st Baronet
Sir Richard Beaumont, 1st Baronet JP was an English politician.He was a son of Edmund Beaumont and Elizabeth Ramsden, daughter of John Ramsden. Knighted by James I of England in 1609, he commanded two hundred train-band soldiers per commission in 1613. Two years later he was a Justice of the Peace...
, Member of Parliament for Pontefract
Pontefract (UK Parliament constituency)
Pontefract was an English parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Pontefract in the West Riding of Yorkshire, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons briefly in the 13th century and again from 1621 until 1885, and one member from 1885 to 1974.-In the unreformed...
. He never married and the title became extinct on his death in 1631.
The Beaumont Baronetcy, of Stoughton Grange in the County of Leicester, was created in the Baronetage of England on 21 February 1661 for Thomas Beaumont
Sir Thomas Beaumont, 1st Baronet
Sir Thomas Beaumont, 1st Baronet was an English politician.He was the oldest son of Sir Henry Beaumont and Elizabeth Turpin, daughter of Sir William Turpin. Beaumont sat as a Member of Parliament for Leicestershire between 1654 and 1659 and was High Sheriff of Leicestershire between 1668 and 1669...
, Member of Parliament for Leicestershire
Leicestershire (UK Parliament constituency)
Leicestershire was a county constituency in Leicestershire, represented in the House of Commons. It elected two Members of Parliament , traditionally called Knights of the Shire, by the bloc vote system of election, to the Parliament of England until 1707, to the Parliament of Great Britain from...
. He had already been created a Baronet by Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell was an English military and political leader who overthrew the English monarchy and temporarily turned England into a republican Commonwealth, and served as Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland....
in 1658. However, this creation was considered invalid at the Restoration
English Restoration
The Restoration of the English monarchy began in 1660 when the English, Scottish and Irish monarchies were all restored under Charles II after the Interregnum that followed the Wars of the Three Kingdoms...
. Beaumont was the grandson of Sir Thomas Beaumont, whose brother Sir Henry Beaumont was the father of Thomas Beaumont, 1st Viscount Beaumont of Swords. Sir Thomas and Sir Henry were both descended from John Beaumont, son of Sir Thomas Beaumont (d. 1457), younger son of John Beaumont, 4th Baron Beaumont
John Beaumont, 4th Baron Beaumont
John Beaumont, 4th Baron Beaumont KG served in the Hundred Years' War against the partisans of Pope Clement VII.Beaumont was born in 1361 at the Duchy of Brabant to Henry Beaumont, 3rd Baron Beaumont and Margaret de Vere...
. John's brother Thomas Beaumont was the ancestor of the first Baronet of the 1627 creation. The first Baronet was succeeded by his son, the second Baronet. He also represented Leicestershire in Parliament. On his death the title passed to his eldest son, the third Baronet. He died unmarried and was succeeded by his younger brother, the fourth Baronet. He was Member of Parliament for Leicester
Leicester (UK Parliament constituency)
Leicester was a parliamentary borough in Leicestershire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1918, when it was split into three single-member divisions.-History:...
and served as a Lord of the Admiralty. In 1702 he inherited the Coleorton
Coleorton
Coleorton is a village and civil parish in North West Leicestershire, England. It is situated on the A512 road approximately 2 miles east of Ashby de la Zouch...
estate in Leicestershire from his kinsman, the third and last Viscount Beaumont of Swords.
He also died unmarried and was succeeded by his younger brother, the fifth Baronet. He died childless and was succeeded by his first cousin once removed, the sixth Baronet. He was the grandson of William Beaumont, younger son of the first Baronet. Beaumont was High Sheriff of Leicestershire
High Sheriff of Leicestershire
This is a list of High Sheriffs of Leicestershire. The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred...
from 1761 to 1762. His son, the seventh Baronet, represented Beeralston in the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
but is best remembered as an art patron and amateur painter. He died childless and was succeeded by his first cousin once removed, the eighth Baronet. He was the grandson of Thomas Beaumont, younger brother of the sixth Baronet. His son, the ninth Baronet, was High Sheriff of Leicestershire in 1852. The title became extinct upon the death of the 12th Baronet in 2011.
Basil Beaumont (d. 1703), younger son of the second Baronet, was a Rear-Admiral in the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
. Elizabeth Richardson, 1st Lady Cramond
Elizabeth Richardson, 1st Lady Cramond
Elizabeth Richardson, 1st Lady Cramond was an English writer and peeress.Born Elizabeth Beaumont, she was the eldest child of Sir Thomas Beaumont and his wife, Catherine...
, was the aunt and Huntingdon Beaumont
Huntingdon Beaumont
Huntingdon Beaumont was an innovative entrepreneur in coal mining, who built what is currently credited as the world's first wagonway. Regrettably he was less successful as a businessman and died having been imprisoned for debt....
the great-uncle of the first Baronet.
Beaumont Baronets, of Grace Dieu (1627)
- Sir John Beaumont, 1st Baronet (c. 1582–1627)
- Sir John Beaumont, 2nd Baronet (1607–1643)
- Sir Thomas Beaumont, 3rd Baronet (1620–1686)
Beaumont Baronets, of Stoughton Grange (1661)
- Sir Thomas Beaumont, 1st BaronetSir Thomas Beaumont, 1st BaronetSir Thomas Beaumont, 1st Baronet was an English politician.He was the oldest son of Sir Henry Beaumont and Elizabeth Turpin, daughter of Sir William Turpin. Beaumont sat as a Member of Parliament for Leicestershire between 1654 and 1659 and was High Sheriff of Leicestershire between 1668 and 1669...
(d. 1676) - Sir Henry Beaumont, 2nd BaronetSir Henry Beaumont, 2nd BaronetSir Henry Beaumont, 2nd Baronet was an English politician.He was the oldest son of Sir Thomas Beaumont, 1st Baronet and Elizabeth Trott, daughter of Sir Nicholas Trott, and was baptised at Stoughton Grange. Beaumont was educated at St John's College, Oxford and succeeded his father as baronet in...
(1638–1689) - Sir Thomas Beaumont, 3rd Baronet (c. 1664–1690)
- Sir George Beaumont, 4th BaronetSir George Beaumont, 4th BaronetSir George Beaumont, 4th Baronet was a British politician.He was a younger son of Sir Thomas Beaumont, 1st Baronet and his wife Elizabeth Farmer, daughter of George Farmer. Beaumont was educated at New College, Oxford and graduated with a Bachelor of Civil Law in 1690. In the same year he...
(c. 1664–1737) - Sir Lewis Beaumont, 5th Baronet (c. 1673–1738)
- Sir George Beaumont, 6th Baronet (1726–1762)
- Sir George Howland Beaumont, 7th BaronetSir George Beaumont, 7th BaronetSir George Howland Beaumont, 7th Baronet was a British art patron and amateur painter. He played a crucial part in the creation of London's National Gallery by making the first bequest of paintings to that institution....
(1753–1827) - Sir George Howland Willoughby Beaumont, 8th Baronet (1799–1845)
- Sir George Howland Beaumont, 9th Baronet (1828–1882)
- Sir George Howland William Beaumont, 10th Baronet (1851–1914)
- Sir George Arthur Hamilton Beaumont, 11th Baronet (1881–1933)
- Sir George Howland Francis Beaumont, 12th Baronet (1924–2011)