Sir Henry Beaumont, 2nd Baronet
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Sir Henry Beaumont, 2nd Baronet (2 April 1638 – 27 January 1689) 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 1676. He sat as a Member of Parliament
(MP) for Leicester
between 1679 and 1689.
On 2 April 1662, he married Elizabeth Farmer, daughter of George Farmer, at St Andrew's Church, Holborn. They had seven daughters and fourteen sons (six having died as infants). Beaumont was buried at Stoughton, Leicestershire
and was succeeded in the baronetcy successively by his sons Thomas, George
and Lewis.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
politician.
He was the oldest son of Sir Thomas Beaumont, 1st Baronet
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...
and Elizabeth Trott, daughter of Sir Nicholas Trott, and was baptised at Stoughton Grange. Beaumont was educated at St John's College, Oxford
St John's College, Oxford
__FORCETOC__St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford, one of the larger Oxford colleges with approximately 390 undergraduates, 200 postgraduates and over 100 academic staff. It was founded by Sir Thomas White, a merchant, in 1555, whose heart is buried in the chapel of...
and succeeded his father as baronet
Baronet
A baronet or the rare female equivalent, a baronetess , is the holder of a hereditary baronetcy awarded by the British Crown...
in 1676. He sat as a 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,...
(MP) 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:...
between 1679 and 1689.
On 2 April 1662, he married Elizabeth Farmer, daughter of George Farmer, at St Andrew's Church, Holborn. They had seven daughters and fourteen sons (six having died as infants). Beaumont was buried at Stoughton, Leicestershire
Stoughton, Leicestershire
Stoughton is a small village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire.It is just east of Leicester, and sits in countryside between two protusions of the Leicester urban area . The closest part of the city of Leicester is Evington...
and was succeeded in the baronetcy successively by his sons Thomas, George
Sir George Beaumont, 4th Baronet
Sir 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...
and Lewis.