Sir Richard Beaumont, 1st Baronet
Sir Richard Beaumont, 1st Baronet JP (2 August 1574 – 28 October 1631)[1] was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1625.
Beaumont was a son of Edward Beaumont and Elizabeth Ramsden, daughter of John Ramsden.[2] He was knighted by James I of England in 1609. In 1613, he commanded two hundred train-band soldiers per commission.[2] Two years later he was a Justice of the Peace of the County of York.[3] In 1625 Beaumont was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Pontefract in the Useless Parliament.[3] On 15 August 1628 Charles I created him a baronet, of Whitley, in the County of York.[1]
He built the stately home, Whitley Beaumont near Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.[4]
Beaumont died unmarried and with his death the baronetcy became extinct.[3]
References
- "Leigh Rayment - Baronetage". Retrieved 27 March 2009.
- Burke, John (1841). John Bernhard Burke (ed.). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland and Scotland (2nd ed.). London: Scott, Webster, and Geary. p. 49.
- "ThePeerage - Sir Richard Beaumont, 1st and last Bt". Retrieved 14 February 2009.
- Law, Edward. "HUDDERSFIELD & DISTRICT HISTORY CONNECTIONS WITH TITLED CLASSES IN MODERN TIMES".
| Parliament of England | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Thomas Wentworth Sir John Jackson |
Member of Parliament for Pontefract 1625 With: Sir John Jackson |
Succeeded by Sir John Jackson Sir Francis Foljambe, 1st Baronet 1626 |
| Baronetage of England | ||
| New creation | Baronet (of Whitley) 1628–1631 |
Extinct |