Sir Henry Beaumont, 2nd Baronet (2 April 1638 – 27 January 1689) was an
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politician.
He was the oldest son of
Sir Thomas Beaumont, 1st Baronet
Sir Thomas Beaumont, 1st Baronet (died 11 August 1676) was an English politician.
Biography
Beaumont was the oldest son of Sir Henry Beaumont and Elizabeth, daughter of Sir William Turpin. Beaumont sat as a member of parliament (MP) for Leicest ...
and Elizabeth Trott, daughter of Sir Nicholas Trott, and was baptised at
Stoughton Grange Stoughton Grange was a country house in the parish of Stoughton in Leicestershire and the family seat of the Farnham and Beaumont family. The house dated back to 15th century but was demolished in 1926, after being a successful family home for over ...
.
[ Beaumont was educated at ]St John's College, Oxford
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and succeeded his father as baronet
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in 1676. He sat as a Member of Parliament
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(MP) for Leicester
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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
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and was succeeded in the baronetcy
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successively by his sons Thomas, George
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and Lewis.[
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1638 births
1689 deaths
Alumni of St John's College, Oxford
Baronets in the Baronetage of England
English MPs 1679
English MPs 1680–1681
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