Captain William Spencer Beaumont (29 May 1848''England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975'' – 2 August 1926) was a

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officer and a member of the

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. Beaumont was the grandson of

John Thomas Barber Beaumont John Thomas Barber Beaumont (1774–1841) was a British army officer, painter, author, and philanthropist. He was successful in the insurance business, and projected a settlement in South America. Life Born John Thomas Barber on 21 December 17 ...

, who raised the

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in 1803 during the

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. His parents were John Augustus Beaumont and Caroline Mary Beaumont, who owned

Wimbledon Park Wimbledon Park is the name of an urban park in Wimbledon and also of the suburb south and east of the park and the Wimbledon Park tube station. The park itself is in area. The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club is immediately to the west ...

. Beaumont served as a captain in the 14th King's Hussars cavalry regiment in the

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. In 1876, he married Honoria Cooper. In 1889 he was an elected a member of the

to represent Tower Hamlets, Stepney. In 1890, Beaumont petitioned Ecclesiastical Commissioners for a Church site."SAINT FAITH, STEPNEY; SHANDY STREET, TOWER HAMLETS" P93/FAI/12 31 July 1890

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Beaumont was the father of Dudley Beaumont (1874–1918), who married Sibyl Collings, later

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. His grandson was

Francis William Beaumont Francis William Lionel Collings Beaumont (6 August 1903 – 4 May 1941), also known as F. W. L. C. Beaumont or “Buster" Beaumont, was the heir to the Seigneur of Sark, a Royal Air Force officer, film producer and the husband of actress Mary La ...

(1903–1941) and his great-great-grandson is the 23rd Seigneur of Sark, Christopher Beaumont.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Beaumont, William Spencer 14th King's Hussars officers Members of London County Council 1848 births 1926 deaths People from Westminster