Joseph D. Beck

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Joseph D. Beck
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 7th district
In office March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1929
Preceded by	John J. Esch
Succeeded by	Merlin Hull
Personal details
Born	(1866-03-14)March 14, 1866 Bloomingdale, Wisconsin
Died	Madison, Wisconsin
Political party	Republican

Joseph David Beck (March 14, 1866 – November 8, 1936) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin.

Born near Bloomingdale, Wisconsin, in Vernon County, Wisconsin, Beck graduated from Stevens Point Normal School and University of Wisconsin–Madison. He worked in the Wisconsin Bureau of Statistics and was a farmer and live stock dealer. Beck was elected a Republican to the Sixty-seventh United States Congress and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1921-March 3, 1929). He was elected as the representative of Wisconsin's 7th congressional district. In 1928 he passed on running for another term in office to instead unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination of Governor of Wisconsin. Later Beck worked with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture. He died in Madison, Wisconsin.

External links

• Joseph D. Beck at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by John J. Esch	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 7th congressional district March 4, 1921 - March 3, 1929	Succeeded by Merlin Hull