Viscount Allendale, of Allendale and Hexham in the County of Northumberland, is a title in the

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. It was created on 5 July 1911 for the

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politician Wentworth Beaumont, 2nd Baron Allendale. The title of Baron Allendale, of Allendale and Hexham in the County of Northumberland, had been created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom on 20 July 1906 for his father, the

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mining magnate and

Member of Parliament, Wentworth Beaumont. The first Viscount's son, the second Viscount, notably served as

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between 1949 and 1956. the titles are held by the latter's grandson, the fourth Viscount, who succeeded his father in 2002. Several other members of the Beaumont family have also gained distinction.

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, father of the first Baron, was a politician. Hubert Beaumont, third son of the first Baron Allendale, was a Liberal politician. His grandson was

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. The family seats is Bywell Hall, in

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. They also formerly owned Stocksfield Hall, in

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, Northumberland, and Bretton Hall in West Yorkshire.

Coat of arms

The heraldic blazon for the coat of arms of the viscountcy is: ''Gules, a lion rampant or armed and langued azure between eight crescents in orle of the second''. This can be translated as: a red shield with a golden lion rampant with blue claws and tongue between eight golden crescents arranged around the edge of the shield.

Barons Allendale (1906)

* Wentworth Blackett Beaumont, 1st Baron Allendale (1829–1907) * Wentworth Canning Beaumont, 2nd Baron Allendale (created Viscount Allendale in 1911)

Viscounts Allendale (1911)

* Wentworth Canning Beaumont, 1st Viscount Allendale (1860–1923) * Wentworth Henry Canning Beaumont, 2nd Viscount Allendale (1890–1956) * Wentworth Hubert Charles Beaumont, 3rd Viscount Allendale (1922–2002) *Wentworth Peter Ismay Beaumont, 4th Viscount Allendale (born 1948) The

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is the present holder's son, Wentworth Ambrose Ismay Beaumont (born 1979).
The heir apparent's heir apparent is his son Wentworth Louis Canning Beaumont (born 2013).

Notes

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (2003 edition). London: Pan Macmillan, 2003. * *

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Allendale Viscountcies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1911 Peerages created for UK MPs