Charles Lewis Beale

Charles Lewis Beale
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	(1824-03-05)March 5, 1824 Canaan, New York
Died	Hudson, New York
Citizenship	United States
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	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

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

Beale commenced practice in Kinderhook, New York in 1851 and continued the practice of law in Hudson, New York from 1866 to 1890.

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). 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

Beale died in Hudson, Columbia County, New York, on January 30, 1899. He is interred at Kinderhook Cemetery, Kinderhook, New York.

External links

• Charles Lewis Beale at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Find A Grave

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by John Thompson	Representative of the 12th Congressional District of New York March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861	Succeeded by Stephen Baker