William Spencer Beaumont

William Spencer Beaumont was a British army officer and a member of the London County Council.

Beaumont was the grandson of John Thomas Barber Beaumont, who raised the Queen Victoria's Rifles in 1803 during the Napoleonic Wars.[1] His father was J. A. Beaumont of Surrey.[2] Beaumont served as a captain in the 14th King's Hussars cavalry regiment in the British Army.[3] In 1876 her married Honoria Cooper.[2][3] In 1889 he was an elected a member of the London County Council to represent Tower Hamlets, Stepney. In 1890 Beaumont petitioned Ecclesiastical Commissioners for a Church site.[4]

Beaumont was the father of Dudley Beaumont (1874–1918), who married Sibyl Collings, later Dame of Sark.[3] His grandson was Francis William Beaumont (1903–1941) and his great-grandson is the 22nd Seigneur of Sark, Michael Beaumont.

References

  1. ↑ "QUEEN VICTORIA'S RIFLES" (PDF). King's Royal Rifle Corps Association. Retrieved June 3, 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Visitation of Ireland". Internet Archive. 1897. Retrieved June 5, 2009.
  3. 1 2 3 "Casualty Details: D. J. Beaumont". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved June 3, 2009.
  4. ↑ 'SAINT FAITH, STEPNEY; SHANDY STREET, TOWER HAMLETS P93/FAI/12 31 July 1890 London Metropolitan Archives
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