Nicholas Beaumont


Nicholas Beaumont, of Coleorton, Leicestershire, was an English politician.
He was the eldest son of Richard Beaumont of Coleorton.
He was a Justice of the Peace for Leicestershire from 1588 and was appointed High Sheriff of Leicestershire for 1577–78.
He was elected a Member of the Parliament of England for Leicestershire in 1563 and 1572 and for Bramber in 1584.
He married Anne, the daughter of William Saunders of Welford, Northamptonshire and had 4 sons, including his heir Henry Beaumont, MP for Leicester and another son, Thomas Beaumont who succeeded his brother as MP for Leicester.