Ralph Beaumont (born April 7, 1844) was an English-born American labor union leader.
Born in Holmfirth in England, Beaumont emigrated with his parents to the United States when he was four years old, settling in Dudley, Massachusetts.
During the American Civil War, he served with the 7th Rhode Island Infantry Regiment.
He served as General Worthy Foreman of the Knights of Labor, the union's second-in-command, from 1878 to 1879, and again from 1882 to 1883.
[2] In 1884, he announced that he would tour the country on foot, starting in Bangor, Maine, and ending in California.