Henry Lygon, 5th Earl Beauchamp (13 February 1829 – 4 March 1866), styled Viscount Elmley between 1853 and 1863, was a British politician.

Background

Beauchamp was the second but eldest surviving son of General

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, by his wife Lady Susan Caroline, daughter of

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Career

Lygon served in the

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. He purchased a commission as a lieutenant on 5 May 1848, succeeding Hon. Dudley FitzGerald-deRos. That year, he became a

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. He achieved the rank of captain in 1854. In 1853 he succeeded his father as

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for Worcestershire West, a seat he held until 1863, when he succeeded his father in the earldom and entered the

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Personal life

Lord Beauchamp spent much of his life abroad. A homosexual, he never married.Michael Bloch, ''Closet Queens: Some 20th Century British Politicians'', Little Brown 2015. He died from

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in March 1866, aged 37. He was succeeded in his titles by his younger brother,

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Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies UK MPs 1852–1857 UK MPs 1857–1859 UK MPs 1859–1865 Beauchamp, E5