As mayor , he founded its municipal library , the first rate - aided library in the UK , in 1848 .
Beamont was the first mayor of Warrington after its incorporation as a municipal borough in 1847 .
As mayor , Beamont founded its municipal library , the first rate - aided library in the UK , in 1848 .
Beamont was the first mayor of Warrington after its incorporation as a municipal borough in 1847 .