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Authorised form of nameBeaumont; Richard (c1654 - 1692)
Datesc1654 - 1692
NationalityBritish
Place of birthHeaton, Yorkshire, England, Europe
Date of birthc. 1654
Date of death1 March 1692
DatesAndPlacesBurial:
Kirkheaton, West Riding, Yorkshire, England, Europe (7 March 1692)
ActivityEducation:
Wakefield School; St John's College, Cambridge (matriculated 1671)
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election19/11/1684
Other Royal Society activitySponsored two plates for the publication of Francis Willughby's (FRS 1663) 'Historia Piscium' (1686)
RelationshipsParents: Adam Beaumont and Elizabeth Asshton
Married: Frances Lowther
Children: Richard Beaumont
OtherInfoUnfortunately, little is known about Beaumont's occupation or his career. It is quite possible he was related to the prominent Beaumont family active in Heaton, Yorkshire. The politician Richard Beaumont (1574-1631) built the Whitley Beaumont estate, which was the seat of the Beaumont family until 1917. The Fellow Richard Beaumont was not particularly active in the Society after his election.
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; Hunter; Venn; Dugdale Yorkshire
Notes:
According to Dugdale he was aged 10 on 02 April 1666. Venn has an approximate lifespan 1654-1691.
CodeNA5771
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
MS/390/87Bond of Richard Beaumont to the Treasurer of the Royal Society1 December 1684
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