William Beamont
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William Beamont (1797–1889) was a Victorian solicitor and local philanthropist, living in the town of Warrington, in the north-west of England.
He was the first mayor of Warrington after its incorporation as a municipal borough in 1847. As mayor, he founded its municipal library, the first rate-aided library in the UK, in 1848. His diaries, stored in the library, are a valuable source of social history.
A high school, a junior school and an infants school in the town are named after him.
His grave lies in the churchyard of Christ Church, Padgate, one of several Church of England churches that he helped found.Template:UK-bio-stub