Sir William Beauchamp-Proctor, 3rd Baronet
- Sir William Beauchamp-Proctor, 3rd Baronet
Admiral Sir William Beauchamp-Proctor, 3rd Baronet (14 October 1781 - 14 March 1861), was an officer in the Royal Navy.
The son of Sir Thomas Beauchamp-Proctor, 2nd Baronet and Mary Palmer, he succeeded to his father's baronetcy on 29 June 1827. He fought in the bombardment of Le Havre in 1804, and in 1807, captained the 36-gun "Dédaigneuse", a captured French frigate, to renew the Seychelles Capitulation. He was promoted from Rear Admiral of the Red to Vice Admiral of the Blue on 2 September 1850. [Bulletins and Other State Intelligence, page 104 - 1851]
He married on 20 May 1812, Ann Gregory, granddaughter of Sir Berney Brograve, 1st Baronet. There were at least four children from this marriage. His wife died 6 February 1859.
He died at his residence, Langley Hall, at Loddon, Norfolk.
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