BEAUMONT, Sir Richard (1574-1631), of Whitley Hall, Kirkheaton, Yorks.

Family and Education

b. 2 Aug. 1574,C142/170/30. o.s. of Edward Beaumont of Whitley Hall and Elizabeth, da. of John Ramsden of Longley, Yorks. unm. ; 2 illegit das. by Mary Lewis of Marr, Yorks. Beaumont Pprs. ed. W.D. Macray (Roxburghe Club, cxiii), 43, 58; Yorks. Peds. (W. Riding) ed. J. Foster; Borthwick, Reg. Test. 44, ff. 805v-6. suc. fa. 1575; C142/170/30. Kntd. 23 July 1603; Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 120. cr. bt. 15 Aug. 1628. CB. d. 20 Oct. 1631. C142/728/6. sig. Ric[hard] Beaumont.

Offices Held

Capt. militia ft., Yorks. (W. Riding) 1613; W. Yorks. AS (Kirklees), DD/WBA/2. j.p., W. Riding 1615–d.; C213/4, f. 6. treas., maimed soldiers, W. Riding 1618 – 19; commr. subsidy, W. Riding 1621 – 22, 1624, 1629, feudal tenures, 1626, Forced Loan, 1627, taking accts., 1630. C212/22/21–3; Fairfax Corresp. ed. G.W. Johnson, i. 210; C66/2384/2 (dorse); APC, 1627, p. 244; SP17/A/12.

Gent. of the privy chamber extraordinary ?1628–d. LC3/1.

Parlimentarian

BEAUMONT, Sir Richard (1574-1631), of Whitley Hall, Kirkheaton, Yorks.

Main residence: Whitley Hall, Kirkheaton, Yorks.

Author

L.M.H.

J.P.F.

S.H.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

BEAUMONT, Sir Richard (1574-1631)