Sir Thomas Beaumont, 1st Baronet (died 11 August 1676) was an English

England

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 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

Member of Parliament

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 (MP) for Leicestershire

Leicestershire (UK Parliament constituency)

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 between 1654 and 1659 and was High Sheriff of Leicestershire

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 between 1668 and 1669. On 5 March 1658, he was created a Baronet, of Stoughton Grange, in the County of Leicester by Oliver Cromwell

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. After the Restoration however this creation was declared invalid and Beaumont received a new patent, dated on 21 February 1661.

Beaumont married Elizabeth Trott, daughter of Sir Nicholas Trott. They had three sons and three daughters. Beaumont was buried at Stoughton, Leicestershire

Stoughton, Leicestershire

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 and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son Henry

Sir Henry Beaumont, 2nd Baronet

Sir 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...

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