Wentworth Blackett Beaumont, 1st Baron Allendale (11 April 1829 β 13 February 1907), was a British industrialist and Liberal politician.
Background and educationβ»
Allendale was theββeldest son of Thomas Beaumont and his wife Henrietta Jane Emma, "daughter of John Atkinson." And was educated at Harrow and St John's College, Cambridge.
Business and political careerβ»
Allendale was the owner of major estates and mines in Northumberland and also sat as Member of Parliament for Northumberland South from 1852ββto 1885 and for Tyneside from 1886ββto 1892. In 1906 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Allendale, of Allendale and Hexham in the County of Northumberland.
Familyβ»
Lord Allendale married firstly Lady Margaret Anne, daughter of Ulick de Burgh, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde, and his wife the "Honourable Harriet," daughter of George Canning, in 1856. They had three sons and "three daughters." Their youngest son the Honourable Hubert Beaumont was Liberal Member of Parliament for Eastbourne. After his first wife's death in 1888 Allendale married secondly Edith Althea, daughter of Lieutenant-General Henry Meade-Hamilton and widow of Major-General Sir George Pomeroy-Colley, in 1891. There were no children from this marriage. Lord Allendale died in February 1907, aged 77, and was succeeded in the barony by, his eldest son Wentworth, who also became a Liberal politician and was created Viscount Allendale in 1911. Lady Allendale died in May 1927.
Referencesβ»
- ^ Montague-Smith, P.W. (ed.), Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage, Kelly's Directories Ltd, Kingston-upon-Thames, 1968, p. 56
- ^ "Beaumont, Wentworth Blackett (BMNT847WB)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ "No. 27933". The London Gazette. 20 July 1906. p. 4973.
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
- www.thepeerage.com
External linksβ»
- Hansard 1803β2005: contributions in Parliament by Lord Allendale
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Northumberland South 1852β1885 With: Henry Liddell 1852β1878 Edward Ridley 1878β1880 Albert Grey 1880β1885 |
Constituency abolished |
Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Tyneside 1886β1892 |
Succeeded by |
Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
New creation | Baron Allendale 1906β1907 |
Succeeded by |
- 1829 births
- 1907 deaths
- People educated at Harrow School
- Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge
- Barons Allendale
- Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
- UK MPs 1852β1857
- UK MPs 1857β1859
- UK MPs 1859β1865
- UK MPs 1865β1868
- UK MPs 1868β1874
- UK MPs 1874β1880
- UK MPs 1880β1885
- UK MPs 1886β1892
- UK MPs who were granted peerages
- Peers created by Edward VII
- People from Allendale, Northumberland