Family and Education
b. c. 1608, 1st s. of Sir Henry Beaumont of Stoughton Grange, and Elizabeth, da. of Sir William Turpin of Knaptoft.Nichols, Leics. ii. 854, 860; Vis. Leics. 1619 (Harl. Soc. ii), 61. m. (1) by 1638, Elizabeth, da. and coh. of Nicholas Trott of Quickswood, Herts., 3s. 3da. (2) 17 Apr. 1666, Jane (bur. 3 Oct. 1670), da. of Sir Thomas Burton 1st bt. (bur. 4 Sept. 1655) of Stockerton, Leics., wid. of Hugh Watts (d. 20 Aug. 1656) of the Newarke, Leicester, s.p.Stoughton par. reg.; PROB 11/252, f. 36; PROB 11/258, f. 325; Nichols, Leics. i. 316; ii. 860; CB; St. Mary Leicester Par. Reg. ed. Hartopp, i. 200. suc. fa. Apr. 1646;Nichols, Leics. ii. 860. cr. 1st bt. 5 Mar. 1658, disallowed aft. Restoration; cr. 1st bt. 21 Feb. 1661.C231/6, p. 386; CB. d. 11 Aug. 1676.Nichols, Leics. ii. 860.
Offices Held

Local: commr. further subsidy, Leics. 1641; poll tax, 1641;SR. for associating midland cos. 15 Dec. 1642;A. and O. Leics. militia, 16 Jan. 1643;An Examination Examined (1645), 15 (E.303.13). New Model ordinance, 17 Feb. 1645. 19 May 1645 – bef.Oct. 1660A. and O. J.p., 29 Aug. 1667–22 July 1670.C231/6, pp. 11, 354, 416; C231/7, pp. 311, 374. Commr. assessment, 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648, 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 24 Nov. 1653, 9 June 1657;A. and O.; An Act for an Assessment (1653, E.1062.28). militia, 2 Dec. 1648, 12 Mar. 1660. Judge, relief of poor prisoners, 5 Oct. 1653.A. and O. Commr. oyer and terminer, Midland circ. by Feb. 1654–22 June 1659.C181/6, pp. 15, 311. Trustee and gov. Wyggeston’s Hosp. Leicester 9 June 1657.Nichols, Leics. i. 488–9. Commr. for public faith, Leics. 24 Oct. 1657.Mercurius Politicus no. 387 (22–29 Oct. 1657), 62 (E.505.35). Sheriff, 6 Nov. 1668–11 Nov. 1669.List of Sheriffs (L. and I. ix), 75.

Military: col. militia, Leics. 5 June 1648;Desiderata Curiosa ed. F. Peck (1735), ii. lib. ix, p. 45; HMC Portland, i. 468. col. militia horse, 5 Mar. 1650.CSP Dom. 1650, p. 505.

Central: master in chancery, extraordinary, July 1655–?C202/39/5.

: of Stoughton Grange, Leics.
Volume
Commons 1640-1660
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BEAUMONT, Thomas (c.1608-76), of Stoughton Grange, Leics.

Will
not found.
Estates
in 1654, Beaumont, Thomas Lord Grey of Groby*, Thomas Pochin* and another gent. sold manor and advowson of Whepstead, Suff. for £5,840.C54/3820/13-14.
Oxford 1644
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