John Beaumont (MP)
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John Beaumont was an English soldier at the time of the Glorious Revolution
and politician who sat in the House of Commons
between 1685 and 1695.
Beaumont was born at Burton Lincolnshire, the son of Sapcote Beaumont, 2nd Viscount Beaumont of Swords and his wife Bridget Monson. He was educated at school at Market Bosworth and was admitted at Christ's College, Cambridge
aged 17 on 3 November 1653. He attended King Charles II in exile and was commissioned a captain in Our Holland Regiment, becoming Lieutenant-Colonel by 1685.
In 1685 Beaumont was elected Member of Parliament
(MP) for Nottingham
and held the seat to 1689.
In 1688 Beaumont's regiment, was marched to Portsmouth under the Duke of Berwick. Beaumont was one of the officers involved in Portsmouth Captains affair when they refused to accept Irish recruits into the regiment against King James instructions for all regiments to accept a quota of Irish troopers. On 10 September 1688 the officers were brought before a council of war and stripped of their rank.
Beaumont joined William of Orange at Torbay and on 31 December 1688 and was rewarded with promotion to colonel of the regiment.
Beaumont was elected MP for Hastings
in August 1689 and held the seat until 1695.
Beaumont went with his regiment to Ireland where it landed on 13 August 1689 and took part in the siege of Carrickfergus. It went on to Dundalk and was present at the Battle of the Boyne
in July 1690 . It also took part in the unsuccessful siege of Limerick and was part of the expedition under John Churchill that captured Cork and Kinsale. The regiment remained stationed in Ireland in 1691 taking part in the second siege of Limerick and returned to England in February 1692. Beaumont also served in Flanders. He became Governor of Dover Castle
. He left parliament and resigned his commission in 1695.
In May 1695 after a quarrel in Parliament, Beaumont fought a duel with Sir William Forrester and disarmed him.
Beaumont married, firstly, Felicia Mary Fermor, daughter of Sir Hatton Fermor, and secondly Philippa Carew, daughter of Sir Nicholas Carew. He had no children.
Glorious Revolution
The Glorious Revolution, also called the Revolution of 1688, is the overthrow of King James II of England by a union of English Parliamentarians with the Dutch stadtholder William III of Orange-Nassau...
and politician who sat in the House of Commons
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
between 1685 and 1695.
Beaumont was born at Burton Lincolnshire, the son of Sapcote Beaumont, 2nd Viscount Beaumont of Swords and his wife Bridget Monson. He was educated at school at Market Bosworth and was admitted at Christ's College, Cambridge
Christ's College, Cambridge
Christ's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.With a reputation for high academic standards, Christ's College averaged top place in the Tompkins Table from 1980-2000 . In 2011, Christ's was placed sixth.-College history:...
aged 17 on 3 November 1653. He attended King Charles II in exile and was commissioned a captain in Our Holland Regiment, becoming Lieutenant-Colonel by 1685.
In 1685 Beaumont was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for Nottingham
Nottingham (UK Parliament constituency)
Nottingham was a parliamentary borough in Nottinghamshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295. In 1885 the constituency was abolished and the city of Nottingham divided into three single-member constituencies....
and held the seat to 1689.
In 1688 Beaumont's regiment, was marched to Portsmouth under the Duke of Berwick. Beaumont was one of the officers involved in Portsmouth Captains affair when they refused to accept Irish recruits into the regiment against King James instructions for all regiments to accept a quota of Irish troopers. On 10 September 1688 the officers were brought before a council of war and stripped of their rank.
Beaumont joined William of Orange at Torbay and on 31 December 1688 and was rewarded with promotion to colonel of the regiment.
Beaumont was elected MP for Hastings
Hastings (UK Parliament constituency)
Hastings was a parliamentary constituency in Sussex. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until the 1885 general election, when its representation was reduced to one member....
in August 1689 and held the seat until 1695.
Beaumont went with his regiment to Ireland where it landed on 13 August 1689 and took part in the siege of Carrickfergus. It went on to Dundalk and was present at the Battle of the Boyne
Battle of the Boyne
The Battle of the Boyne was fought in 1690 between two rival claimants of the English, Scottish and Irish thronesthe Catholic King James and the Protestant King William across the River Boyne near Drogheda on the east coast of Ireland...
in July 1690 . It also took part in the unsuccessful siege of Limerick and was part of the expedition under John Churchill that captured Cork and Kinsale. The regiment remained stationed in Ireland in 1691 taking part in the second siege of Limerick and returned to England in February 1692. Beaumont also served in Flanders. He became Governor of Dover Castle
Dover Castle
Dover Castle is a medieval castle in the town of the same name in the English county of Kent. It was founded in the 12th century and has been described as the "Key to England" due to its defensive significance throughout history...
. He left parliament and resigned his commission in 1695.
In May 1695 after a quarrel in Parliament, Beaumont fought a duel with Sir William Forrester and disarmed him.
Beaumont married, firstly, Felicia Mary Fermor, daughter of Sir Hatton Fermor, and secondly Philippa Carew, daughter of Sir Nicholas Carew. He had no children.