William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp
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The Right Honourable The Earl Beauchamp KG KCMG CB KStJ PC |
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| First Commissioner of Works | |
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In office 3 November 1910 – 6 August 1914 |
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| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister | H. H. Asquith |
| Preceded by | Lewis Vernon Harcourt |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Emmott |
| Lord President of the Council | |
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In office 16 June 1910 – 3 November 1910 |
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| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister | H. H. Asquith |
| Preceded by | The Viscount Wolverhampton |
| Succeeded by | The Viscount Morley of Blackburn |
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In office 5 August 1914 – 25 May 1915 |
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| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister | H. H. Asquith |
| Preceded by | The Viscount Morley of Blackburn |
| Succeeded by | The Marquess of Crewe |
| Lord Steward of the Household | |
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In office 31 July 1907 – 16 June 1910 |
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| Monarch |
Edward VII George V |
| Prime Minister |
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman H. H. Asquith |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Liverpool |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Chesterfield |
| Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms | |
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In office 18 December 1905 – 31 July 1907 |
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| Monarch | Edward VII |
| Prime Minister | Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman |
| Preceded by | The Lord Belper |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Denman |
| 20th Governor of New South Wales | |
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In office 18 May 1899 – 30 April 1901 |
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| Monarch | Queen Victoria |
| Preceded by | The Viscount Hampden |
| Succeeded by | Sir Harry Rawson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 February 1872 |
| Died | 14 November 1938 (aged 66) New York City, United States |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Lettice Grosvenor (1876–1936) |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp KG KCMG CB KStJ PC (20 February 1872 – 14 November 1938), styled Viscount Elmley until 1891, was a British Liberal politician. He was Governor of New South Wales between 1899 and 1901, a member of the Liberal administrations of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman and H. H. Asquith between 1905 and 1915 and leader of the Liberal Party in the House of Lords between 1924 and 1931. When political enemies threatened to make public his homosexuality he resigned from office to go into exile. Lord Beauchamp is often assumed to be the model for the character Lord Marchmain in Evelyn Waugh's novel Brideshead Revisited.
Beauchamp was the eldest son of Frederick Lygon, 6th Earl Beauchamp, by his first wife, Lady Mary Catherine, daughter of Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl Stanhope. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, where he showed an interest in evangelism, joining the Christian Social Union.
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