Jefferson Beaumont: Early Settler and Public Official (1801–1865)
By: L. W. Kemp
Published: 1952
Updated: November 1, 1994
Jefferson Beaumont, early settler and public official, was born in Carter County, Kentucky, on March 12, 1801, the son of William Henry and Elizabeth (Cooper) Beaumont. On January 5, 1823, he married Sarah Greenleaf. The couple settled in Natchez, Mississippi, where Beaumont became a leading merchant. In 1845 he moved his family to Texas, accompanied by his brother Franklin and Franklin's family. Beaumont served as chief justice (county judge) of Calhoun County from August 22, 1848, to August 18, 1856. According to at least one source the city of Beaumont may have been named for him. He died at Carancahua, Jackson County, on July 25, 1865, and was buried there.
Bibliography:
The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry.
L. W. Kemp, “Beaumont, Jefferson,” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed March 09, 2026, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/beaumont-jefferson.
Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
TID:
FBE14
- 1952
- November 1, 1994
