Charles Lewis Beale
Charles Lewis Beale | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 12th district | |
| 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 the United States House of Representatives from New York.
Biography
[edit]Born in Canaan, New York, Beale graduated from Union College, Schenectady, New York, in 1844, where he had been a member of the Kappa Alpha Society. He studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1849.
Career
[edit]Beale commenced practice in Kinderhook, New York in 1851 and continued the practice of law in Hudson, New York from 1866 to 1890.[1]
Elected as a Republican to the Thirty-sixth Congress, Beale was a U. S. Representative for 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 the Union National Convention at Philadelphia in 1866 then resumed his law practice.
Death
[edit]Beale died in Hudson, Columbia County, New York, on January 30, 1899. He is interred at Kinderhook Cemetery, Kinderhook, New York.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Charles Lewis Beale". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ "Charles Lewis Beale". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ "Charles Lewis Beale". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ "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 Beale at Find a Grave
- 1824 births
- 1899 deaths
- New York (state) lawyers
- Union College (New York) alumni
- Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
- 19th-century American legislators
- 19th-century American lawyers
- People from Canaan, New York
- 19th-century New York (state) politicians