Henry Lygon, 4th Earl Beauchamp

Henry Lygon, 4th Earl Beauchamp
Henry Beauchamp Lygon, 4th Earl Beauchamp (1784–1863) (Richard Dighton)
Member of Parliament for Worcestershire
In office 1816–1831 Serving with Hon. William Lyttelton (1816–1820) Sir Thomas Winnington, Bt (1820–1830) Hon. Thomas Foley (1830–1831)
Preceded by	Viscount Elmley Hon. William Lyttelton
Succeeded by	Hon. Thomas Foley Hon. Frederick Spencer
Member of Parliament for West Worcestershire
In office 1832–1853 Serving with Hon. Thomas Foley (1832–1833) Henry Jeffreys Winnington (1833–1841) Frederick Knight (1841–1853)
Preceded by	Constituency created
Succeeded by	Frederick Knight Viscount Elmley
Personal details
Born	5 January 1784
Died	8 September 1863(1863-09-08) (aged 79)
Spouse	Lady Susan Caroline Eliot ​ ​ (m. 1824; died 1835)​
Children	6
Parents	William Lygon, 1st Earl Beauchamp (father) Catharine Denn (mother)
Relatives	Henry Lygon (son) Edward Pyndar Lygon (brother) William Lygon (brother) William Eliot (father-in-law)
Education	Westminster School
Alma mater	Christ Church, Oxford
Military career
Allegiance	Great Britain
Service / branch	British Army
Rank	General
Unit	13th Dragoons 16th Light Dragoons 1st Life Guards 10th Royal Hussars
Battles / wars	Peninsular War First Battle of Porto Battle of Talavera Battle of the Côa Battle of Bussaco
Other work	Member of Parliament

General Henry Beauchamp Lygon, 4th Earl Beauchamp DL (5 January 1784 – 8 September 1863), styled The Honourable Henry Lygon from 1806 until 1853, was a British Army officer and politician.^[1]