Charles Lewis Beale
Charles Lewis Beale | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's12thdistrict | |
| In office March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 | |
| Preceded by | John Thompson |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Baker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 5, 1824 Canaan, New York |
| Died | January 30, 1899(aged 74) Hudson, New York |
| Citizenship |  United States |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Catharine Wilder Baldwin Beale (Married 1855) |
| Children | Charles F. T. Beale Eloise Beale Jessie Beale Bond |
| Alma mater | Union College |
| Profession | Lawyer Politician |
Charles Lewis Beale(March 5, 1824 – January 30, 1899) was an American politician and a member of theUnited States House of RepresentativesfromNew York.
Biography
[edit]Born inCanaan, New York,Beale graduated fromUnion College,Schenectady, New York,in 1844, where he had been a member of theKappa Alpha Society.He studied law, and wasadmitted to the barin 1849.
Career
[edit]Beale commenced practice inKinderhook, New Yorkin 1851 and continued the practice of law in Hudson, New York from 1866 to 1890.[1]
Elected as aRepublicanto theThirty-sixth Congress,Beale was aU. S. Representativefor the twelfth congressional district of New York from March 4, 1859 to March 3, 1861).[2]He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1860 to the following congress. He was a presidential elector in 1864. Afterwards, he became a delegate to theUnion National ConventionatPhiladelphiain 1866 then resumed his law practice.
Death
[edit]Beale died in Hudson,Columbia County, New York,on January 30, 1899. He isinterredat Kinderhook Cemetery, Kinderhook, New York.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^"Charles Lewis Beale".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.Retrieved21 August2013.
- ^"Charles Lewis Beale".Govtrack US Congress.Retrieved21 August2013.
- ^"Charles Lewis Beale".The Political Graveyard.Retrieved21 August2013.
- ^"Obituary".New York Herald-Tribune.New York. 31 January 1899. p. 7.
External links
[edit]- United States Congress."Charles Lewis Beale (id: B000265)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Charles Lewis BealeatFind a Grave
