William Lygon, first Earl Beauchamp

(1747-1816)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Beauchamp, William Lygon, Earl, 1747-1816 NRA: Lygon, William (1747-1816) 1st Earl Beauchamp DNB: Lygon, William first Earl Beauchamp (1747–1816) LBT ID: LdBeauc1 VIAF ID: 14331542 LOC ID: no90023487	B/BAP: 1747-07-25 DIED: 1816-10-21
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Of Madresfield Court, Worcestershire, the son of Reginald Lygon (d. 1788); educated at Christ Church, Oxford, he was a Tory MP for Worcestershire (1775-1806). He was raised to the peerage in 1815.