The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Beadel to Bealey

Index to Politicians: Beadel to Bealey

BEADEL (Soundex B340) — See also ADEL, BEADIE, BEADLE, BEADLESTON, BEDEL, BEDELL, BEDELLE, BEDOL, BODEL, BODELL, BOYDELL, EADE, EADES, HEADEN, LEADER, MEADE, MEADEL, MEADER, PEADEN, READE, READER, WEADEN.

BEADEL: See also James Wilton Brooks.

BEADIE (Soundex B300) — See also BADIE, BEADEL, BEADLE, BEADLESTON, BEATIE, BEDEAU, BEEDIE, BEEDY, EADIE, MCCREADIE.

BEADIE: See also Beadie Markowitz.

BEADLE (Soundex B340) — See also BEADEL, BEADIE, BEADLESTON, BEALE, BEDLE, BEEDLE, BIDDLE, CHEADLE, HEADLEE, HEADLEY, HEADLINE, HEADLUND, KEADLE.

BEADLE: See also Cornelius Ferris, Jr.; Alvin C. Hampton.
Beadle, Chester Charles — of Wayne County, Mich. Republican. Candidate in primary for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 21st District, 1961. Still living as of 1961.
Beadle, Francis D. (1899-1983) — also known as Frank D. Beadle — of St. Clair, St. Clair County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Melvin, Sanilac County, Mich., February 16, 1899. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; insurance and real estate business; member of Michigan state senate, 1951-68 (11th District 1951-54, 34th District 1955-64, 28th District 1965-68); resigned 1968. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Lions; American Legion. Died in East Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., June 2, 1983. Burial location unknown.
Beadle, Frank D. See Francis D. Beadle
Beadle, Harvey J. (b. 1915) — of Wayne County, Mich. Born in 1915. Democrat. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 21st District, 1959-62; defeated, 1954, 1956, 1962; candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 12th District, 1964. Still living as of 1964.
Beadle, Tracy — of Chemung County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Chemung County, 1862. Burial location unknown.
Beadle, William Henry Harrison (1838-1915) — also known as William H. H. Beadle — Born, in a log cabin at Howard, Parke County, Ind., January 1, 1838. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member of Republican National Committee from Dakota Territory, 1872-; member of Dakota territorial House of Representatives, 1877-79; Dakota Territory superintendent of public instruction, 1879-86. Member, Freemasons. Died in 1915. Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Albion, Mich. Beadle County, S.Dak. is named for him.

BEADLESTON (Soundex B342) — See also BEADEL, BEADIE, BEADLE, CHEADLE, EAGLESTON, ECCLESTON, EGGLESTON, EGGLESTONE, GADLES, HARLESTON, HEADLEE, HEADLEY, HEADLINE, HEADLUND, HEDDLESTON, HUDDLESTON, KEADLE, MOLLESTON, ROLLESTONE, TILESTON, WOOLESTON.

Beadleston, Alfred N. — of Rumson, Monmouth County, N.J. Republican. Member of New Jersey state senate 11th District, 1976. Still living as of 1976.

BEAGLE (Soundex B240) — See also BEALE, BEEGLE, BEIGLE, EAGLE.

Beagle, Duncan M. — of Genesee County, Mich. Circuit judge in Michigan 7th Circuit, 2001. Still living as of 2001.
Beagle, Eugene C. — of Charlottesville, Va. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1952. Still living as of 1952.
Beagle, Fred C. — of Richmondville, Schoharie County, N.Y. Republican. Chair of Schoharie County Republican Party, 1939-42; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1940. Still living as of 1942.
Beagle, Gail — of San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2004. Still living as of 2004.

BEAHAM (Soundex B500) — See also ABRAHAM, ABRAHAMS, ABRAHAMSON, BEACHAM, BEAHLER, BEAHN, BEAM, BEAME, BEUM, BIGHAM, BIMM, GRAHAM, GRAHAME, INGRAHAM, LEAHAN, SHEAHAN, SHIAHAMA, SKEAHAN.

Beaham, Virginia R. — of Tucson, Pima County, Ariz. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.

BEAHLER (Soundex B460) — See also AHLERING, AHLERS, BEAHAM, BEAHN, BEALER, BEEHLER, BEELER, BEUHLER, BYLER, DAHLER, HABERLE, KAHLER, KAHLERT, MAHLER, WAHLER, ZAHLER.

BEAHLER: See also S. L. Abbott.

BEAHN (Soundex B500) — See also BAHNE, BEAHAM, BEAHLER, BEAN, BEANE, BEEHAN, BEENE, BEHAN, BEHN, BEN, BENN.

BEAHN: See also Agnes Beahn Baggett.
Beahn, Agnes See Agnes Beahn Baggett

BEAIRD (Soundex B630) — See also BAIRD, BEARD, BRADIE, DEBARI, GAIRDIAN, LAIRD, LEAIRD, PEAIRS, PEAIRSON, RAIRDEN.

Beaird, Charles T. — of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana, 1956. Still living as of 1956.

BEAKES (Soundex B220) — See also BAKES, EAKES.

Beakes, George M. (1831-1900) — of Bloomingburg, Sullivan County, N.Y. Born in Middletown, Orange County, N.Y., January 2, 1831. Married to Elizabeth Bull; father of Samuel Willard Beakes. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of New York state assembly from Sullivan County, 1891-92. Died June 18, 1900. Burial location unknown.
- See also Beakes family of New York
Beakes, Hiram J. (d. 1882) — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Married to Sarah C. Swathel (died 1904); father of Annie S. Beakes (who married Samuel Willard Beakes). Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2nd District, 1863-64; Washtenaw County Probate Judge, 1864-72; mayor of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1873-75. Died May 18, 1882. Burial location unknown.
- See also Beakes family of New York
Beakes, Samuel Willard (1861-1927) — also known as Samuel W. Beakes — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Burlingham, Sullivan County, N.Y., January 11, 1861. Son of George M. Beakes and Elizabeth (Bull) Beakes; married, July 6, 1886, to Annie S. Beakes (daughter of Hiram J. Beakes). Democrat. Lawyer; private secretary to Judge Thomas M. Cooley; newspaper editor and publisher; mayor of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1888-90; postmaster; U.S. Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1913-17, 1917-19; defeated, 1916, 1918; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1916. Episcopalian. Died in Washington, D.C., February 9, 1927. Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
- See also Beakes family of New York
- See also: congressional biography; Find-A-Grave page.

BEAL (Soundex B400) — See also ABEEL, ABEL, ABELL, ABLE, ALBE, ALBEE, ALLBEE, BALE, BEALE, BEALER, BEALES, BEALEY, BEALL, BEALLE, BEALMEAR, BEALMER, BEALS, BEEL, BEIL, BEL, BELL, BELLA, BELLE, BIEHL, BIHL, BILL, BLEA, BOAL, BYAL, BYL, DEAL, LABBE, PEAL, SHUBEAL, VEAL.

BEAL: See also Mrs. Beal Kidd; Amos R. Little; Beal Shaw; John Beal Smith; John Harold Stevens.
Beal, Beverly Ann — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Republican. Candidate for Michigan state senate 5th District, 1998. Female. Still living as of 1998.
Beal, Beverly T. (b. 1947) — of Lenoir, Caldwell County, N.C. Born in 1947. Son of Fate James Beal. Democrat. Superior court judge in North Carolina, 1990-. Still living as of 2003.
Beal, C. W. — of Wallace, Shoshone County, Idaho. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1896. Burial location unknown.
Beal, Charles W. — of Nebraska. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Nebraska 6th District, 1922. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Beal, Ellen — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Candidate for mayor of Lansing, Mich., 1997. Female. Still living as of 1997.
Beal, Emery R. (1865-1939) — of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Plainfield, Kent County, Mich., December 5, 1865. Son of Joseph Beal and Martha Beal; married to Minnie Beal. Republican. Druggist; mayor of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1922-23; defeated, 1928. Died, from heart disease, in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich., March 3, 1939. Interment at Highland Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
Beal, Fate James (1909-1978) — also known as Fate J. Beal — of Lenoir, Caldwell County, N.C. Born in Lincoln County, N.C., June 17, 1909. Father of Beverly T. Beal. Lawyer; Republican candidate for North Carolina state senate, 1946; Republican candidate for U.S. Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1950; county judge in North Carolina, 1960-67; superior court judge in North Carolina, 1967-71. Presbyterian. Member, Kiwanis; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Woodmen. Died September 3, 1978. Interment at Blue Ridge Memorial Park, Lenoir, N.C.
Beal, Flavius Orlando (1841-1922) — also known as Flavius O. Beal — of Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine. Born in Monmouth, Kennebec County, Maine, June 2, 1841. Son of Samuel Beal and Maria A. (Warren) Beal; married, December 7, 1865, to Lucy Jane Randall. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; worked in Maine Central Railway, 1862-74; hotelier; mayor of Bangor, Maine, 1892-94, 1896-98, 1903-04, 1913; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1899-1903; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1900. Unitarian. Died in Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, January 13, 1922. Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Maine.
Beal, Frank — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1964. Still living as of 1964.
Beal, Frank J. — of Plymouth, Grafton County, N.H. Member of New Hampshire state senate 4th District, 1913-14. Burial location unknown.
Beal, George — of Madison County, N.Y. Democrat. Candidate for New York state assembly from Madison County, 1901. Burial location unknown.
Beal, George F. — of Maine. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1868. Burial location unknown.
Beal, Henry J. (d. 1953) — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. District judge in Nebraska 4th District, 1941-53; appointed 1940; died in office 1953. Died May 24, 1953. Burial location unknown.
Beal, Horace — of Ontario, Malheur County, Ore. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1952. Still living as of 1952.
Beal, J. Lorenzo — of Michigan. Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1896; member of Michigan Prohibition Party State Central Committee, 1899. Burial location unknown.
Beal, John — American Heritage candidate for U.S. Representative from Washington 5th District, 1998. Still living as of 1998.
Beal, John Woodbridge (b. 1887) — also known as John W. Beal — of Hanover, Plymouth County, Mass. Born in Hanover, Plymouth County, Mass., July 12, 1887. Son of John Williams Beal and Mary Woodbridge (Howes) Beal; married, October 30, 1915, to Grace Evans Donovan. Republican. Architect; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1936. Unitarian. Member, American Institute of Architects; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Elks. Burial location unknown.
Beal, Joseph R. — of Keene, Cheshire County, N.H. Member of New Hampshire state senate 13th District, 1891-92. Burial location unknown.
Beal, Junius Emery (1860-1942) — also known as Junius E. Beal; Junius Emery Field — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Port Huron, St. Clair County, Mich., February 23, 1860. Son of James E. Field and Loretta B. Field; adoptive son of Rice Amer Beal (died 1883) and Phoebe (Beers) Beal; married 1889 to Ella Travis. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; real estate broker; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1888; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st District, 1905-06; member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1908-39; vice-president, Farmers and Merchants Bank; president, Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti Street Railway Co.; officer of gas and electric utilities. Methodist. English ancestry. Member, Beta Theta Pi; Phi Beta Kappa; Rotary; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Sons of the American Revolution. Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., June 24, 1942. Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Beal, Lena G. — of Joplin, Jasper County, Mo. Mayor of Joplin, Mo., 1973. Female. Still living as of 1973.
Beal, Lorenzo See J. Lorenzo Beal
Beal, Porter — of Michigan. Prohibition candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1898. Burial location unknown.
Beal, R. A. — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1872. Burial location unknown.
Beal, Richard T. — of Enfield, Halifax County, N.C. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1948, 1964. Still living as of 1964.
Beal, Vera M. — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1944, 1948. Female. Still living as of 1948.
Beal, Williams — U.S. Vice Consul in Victoria, 1949. Still living as of 1949.

BEALE (Soundex B400) — See also ABELE, BALE, BEADLE, BEAGLE, BEAL, BEALER, BEALES, BEALEY, BEALL, BEALLE, BEALMEAR, BEALMER, BEALS, BEEL, BEIL, BEL, BELL, BELLE, BIEHL, BIHL, BILL, BYL, PEALE, SHUBEAL, VEALE.

BEALE: See also Robert Donald Blue; Jefferson Beale Browne; Thomas Beale Dorsey; Horace Robinson Kornegay; Junius Edgar West.
Beale, Anthony — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 2008. Still living as of 2008.
Beale, C. W. — of Wallace, Shoshone County, Idaho. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1932. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Beale, Charles Lewis (1824-1900) — also known as Charles L. Beale — of Kinderhook, Columbia County, N.Y. Born in Canaan, Columbia County, N.Y., March 5, 1824. Republican. U.S. Representative from New York 12th District, 1859-61. Member, Kappa Alpha Society. Died in Hudson, Columbia County, N.Y., January 29, 1900. Interment at Kinderhook Cemetery, Kinderhook, N.Y.
- See also: congressional biography.
Beale, Chesley See James Chesley Beale
Beale, Edward Fitzgerald (1822-1893) — Born in Washington, D.C., February 4, 1822. Son of George Beale and Emily (Truxton) Beale; married 1849 to Mary Edwards; father of Truxtun Beale. Surveyor; explorer; led the experiment to use camels in the U.S. Army; during the Mexican War, made six trips between Washington, D.C. and the Pacific coast, relaying military information; thought to be the courier who brought news to Washington of the discovery of gold in California; U.S. Minister to Austria-Hungary, 1876-77. Camp Beale (now Beale Air Force Base) is named for him. Died in Washington, D.C., April 22, 1893. Interment somewhere in Chester, Pa.
- See also Beale-Blaine family of Pennsylvania
Beale, Horace A. — of Parkesburg, Chester County, Pa. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1900. Burial location unknown.
Beale, Horace A., Jr. — of Parkesburg, Chester County, Pa. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916, 1920, 1924. Burial location unknown.
Beale, J. Chesley See James Chesley Beale
Beale, James Chesley — also known as J. Chesley Beale — of Franklin, Va. Republican. Presidential Elector for Virginia, 1928; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1932. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Beale, James Madison Hite (1786-1866) — of Virginia. Born in Mt. Airy, Shenandoah County, Va., February 7, 1786. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1833-37, 1849-53 (16th District 1833-35, 1st District 1835-37, 14th District 1849-53). Died in Putnam County, W.Va., August 2, 1866. Interment at Beale Cemetery, Gallipolis Ferry, W.Va.
- See also: congressional biography.
Beale, Joseph Grant (1839-1915) — of Leechburg, Armstrong County, Pa. Born in Allegheny County, Pa., March 26, 1839. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 27th District, 1907-09. Died in Leechburg, Armstrong County, Pa., September 21, 1915. Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Leechburg, Pa.
- See also: congressional biography.
Beale, Joseph Henry (b. 1861) — also known as Joseph H. Beale — of Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Dorchester (now part of Boston), Suffolk County, Mass., October 12, 1861. Son of Joseph H. Beale and Frances E. (Messinger) Beale; married, December 23, 1891, to Elizabeth C. Day. Republican. Lawyer; law professor; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928. Burial location unknown.
Beale, Lewis D. — of Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Beale, Phillip D. — U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, 1915. Burial location unknown.
Beale, Richard Lee Turberville (1819-1893) — also known as Richard L. T. Beale — of Hague, Westmoreland County, Va. Born in Hickory Hill, Westmoreland County, Va., May 22, 1819. Democrat. Member of Virginia state legislature; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1847-49, 1879-81 (8th District 1847-49, 1st District 1879-81); general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Died near Hague, Westmoreland County, Va., April 21, 1893. Interment at Hickory Hill Cemetery, Hague, Va.
- See also: congressional biography.
Beale, Truxtun (1856-1936) — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in San Francisco, Calif., March 6, 1856. Son of Edward Fitzgerald Beale and Mary (Edwards) Beale; married, April 30, 1894, to Harriet 'Hattie' Blaine (daughter of James Gillespie Blaine); married, April 23, 1903, to Marie Oge. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Minister to Persia, 1891-92; Greece, 1892-93; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1912. Beale Park in Bakersfield is named for him. Died near Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Md., June 2, 1936. Interment at Bruton Parish Churchyard, Williamsburg, Va.
- See also Beale-Blaine family of Pennsylvania
Beale, Wilson Thomas Moore, Jr. (1909-1997) — of Falmouth, Barnstable County, Mass. Born in Salisbury, Wicomico County, Md., July 22, 1909. Son of Wilson Thomas Moore Beale (1876-1959) and Mary Dutton (Harlan) Beale; married, November 25, 1944, to Mary Rita Williams. Economist; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Jamaica, 1965-67. Died in 1997. Burial location unknown.

BEALER (Soundex B460) — See also ABERLE, BEAHLER, BEAL, BEALE, BEALES, BEALEY, BEALL, BEALLE, BEALMEAR, BEALMER, BEALS, BEEHLER, BEELER, BEUHLER, BYLER, KEALER, PEALER, REPEALER, SHUBEAL.

BEALER: See also John Murchison Grimm.
Bealer, E. J. C. — of Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1908. Burial location unknown.

BEALES (Soundex B420) — See also ABELES, BALES, BEAL, BEALE, BEALER, BEALEY, BEALL, BEALLE, BEALMEAR, BEALMER, BEALS, BELLIS, BILES, BLEASE, BYLES, SEALES, SHUBEAL.

Beales, C. William See Cyrus William Beales
Beales, Cyrus William (1877-1927) — also known as C. William Beales — of Gettysburg, Adams County, Pa. Born near York Springs, Adams County, Pa., December 16, 1877. Republican. Pharmacist; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1915-17; member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1917-20. Died in Gettysburg, Adams County, Pa., November 14, 1927. Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Gettysburg, Pa.
- See also: congressional biography.
Beales, T. R. — of Newark, Wayne County, N.Y. Mayor of Newark, N.Y., 1953-54. Still living as of 1954.
Beales, William See Cyrus William Beales

BEALEY (Soundex B400) — See also ALEY, BALEY, BEAL, BEALE, BEALER, BEALES, BEALL, BEALLE, BEALMEAR, BEALMER, BEALS, BEASLEY, BEATLEY, BEAULIEU, BEAZLEY, BELLI, BEWLEY, BIALY, BILIE, BILLI, BILLIU, BILLY, BILY, BILYEU, HEALEY, MEALEY, OMEALEY, SEALEY, SHUBEAL, STEALEY, YEALEY, ZEALEY.

BEALEY: See also Alexander Grant Barry.

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