Sir Edward Beauchamp, 1st Baronet JP was a British businessman and Liberal Party politician.
Occupation
politician
Position held
member of the 31st Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 30th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 28th Parliament of the United Kingdom
Citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Born
April 12, 1849
Died
February 1, 1925
Overview
Sir Edward Beauchamp, 1st Baronet JP (12 April 1849 – 1 February 1925) was a British businessman and Liberal Party politician.
Background
Beauchamp was educated at Highgate School. He served as a midshipman in the Royal Navy. He was Chairman of Lloyd's of London from 1905 to 1913, and vice-chairman from 1915 to 1916. He was made a baronet on 27 June 1911, of Grosvenor Place, in the City of Westminster.
Political career
Beauchamp was a Justice of the peace for Norfolk.
At the 1906 general election, he was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for the Lowestoft division of Suffolk. He was defeated at the January 1910 general election, but regained the seat at the December 1910 election. He was re-elected in 1918 as a Coalition Liberal, a holder the "coalition coupon" issued to supporters of the Coalition Government led by David Lloyd George. He did not contest the 1922 election, when his son Brograve stood as a National Liberal candidate, but lost by a wide margin to the Conservative Gervais Rentoul.
Electoral record
