William Beeston (died December 1638) was an English politician who served as member of parliament for Yarmouth (Isle of Wight). Beeston matriculated at

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as a

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in 1605, graduating

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1608/9,

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1612, and becoming a Fellow of St John's in 1610. While at St John's, Beeston served as tutor to James, Lord Wriothesley, heir of the 3rd Earl of Southampton, accompanying Wriothesley on a European tour in 1622–3. Southampton, as

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, nominated Beeston as MP for Yarmouth in 1624. There is no record of him in parliamentary proceedings. In September 1624, Beeston accompanied Southampton and Wriothesley to the Netherlands, where Southampton had been appointed a commander in the

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. Southampton and Wriothesley both died of fever in December. Beeston then became tutor to Southampton's younger son, who succeeded as the 4th Earl of Southampton, living on Southampton's estate at

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. He died in December 1638, and was buried at Titchfield.

Family

Beeston married Elizabeth, daughter of Arthur Bromfield , and had two sons and five daughters. The sons were

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, Warden of New College, Oxford, and Sir William Beeston, lieutenant-governor of Jamaica. After Beeston's death, Elizabeth married James Lamb.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Beeston, William 1638 deaths Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge English MPs 1624–1625 Members of Parliament for the Isle of Wight