Henry White Beeson
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Henry White Beeson | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 20th district |
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In office May 31, 1841 – March 4, 1843 |
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Preceded by | Enos Hook |
Succeeded by | John Dickey |
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Born | Uniontown, Pennsylvania |
September 14, 1791
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. |
Political party | Democratic |
Henry White Beeson (September 14, 1791 – October 28, 1863) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Henry White Beeson was born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as a colonel in the Fayette County Militia.
Beeson was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-seventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Enos Hook. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1842 to the Twenty-eighth Congress. He resumed agricultural pursuits and died in North Union Township, Pennsylvania, near Uniontown. Interment in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Sources
- Henry White Beeson at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- The Political Graveyard
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Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 20th congressional district 1841–1843 |
Succeeded by John Dickey |
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