Sir Thomas Beaumont ( 1555 – 27 November 1614) of

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, Leicestershire, was an English

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for

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. His father, Nicholas Beaumont of

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was also an MP and his mother, Anne was the daughter of William Saunders of Welford, Northants. Thomas' elder brother Henry Beaumont preceded him as MP for Leicester. Thomas Beaumont was

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in 1603 and elected MP for

in 1604. Thomas Beaumont married Katherine Farnham, daughter of

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. They produced ten children; three sons (Henry, Farnham, and Thomas) and seven daughters (Elizabeth, Frances, Anne, Elinor, Isabel, Jane, Mary). Henry's son, Sir Thomas Beaumont, became the first Baronet of Stoughton Grange. Their daughter

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was created Baroness (Scotland) in her own right by

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and her daughter (also named Elizabeth) married

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. Their eldest daughter Frances married

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. After Beaumont's death, the composer Thomas Vautor composed an

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in his honor.

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Bibliography

*Sir Thomas Beaumont, in Lundy, Darryl. The Peerage: A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe. *BEAUMONT, Sir Thomas I (c.1555-1614), of Stoughton Grange, Leics., in The History of Parliament. {{DEFAULTSORT:Beaumont, Thomas 1550s births 1614 deaths People from Harborough District English MPs 1604–1611 Members of the Parliament of England for Leicestershire