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Joseph H. Beeman

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Joseph Henry Beeman
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Mississippi's 4th district
In office
March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893
Preceded byChapman L. Anderson
Succeeded byJohn Sharp Williams
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
from the Scott County district
In office
January 1884 – March 4, 1891
Personal details
Born(1833-11-17)November 17, 1833
Gatesville, North Carolina, US
DiedJuly 31, 1909(1909-07-31) (aged 75)
Lena, Mississippi, US
Resting placeBeeman Cemetery, Lena, Mississippi
Political partyDemocratic
Military service
AllegianceConfederate States of America
Branch/serviceConfederate States Army
RankLieutenant
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Joseph Henry Beeman (November 17, 1833 – July 31, 1909) was a slave owner[1] and officer in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War. He later served a term as a U.S. Representative from Mississippi from 1891 to 1893.

Biography

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Born near Gatesville, North Carolina, Beeman moved with his parents to Morgan County, Alabama, in 1847 and to Mississippi in 1849. He received an academic education, teaching for several years. Beeman then engaged in mercantile pursuits.

Civil War

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He served as a lieutenant in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War. He represented Scott County in the Mississippi House of Representatives for 4 two-year terms, serving from 1884 to 1891.[2] Beeman connected with the Farmers' Alliance and served as chairman of its executive committee. He served as delegate to several State conventions.

Congress

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Beeman was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second Congress (March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893). He was not a candidate for reelection in 1892.

Later career and death

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Beeman engaged in agricultural pursuits until his death near Lena, Mississippi on July 31, 1909. He was interred in Beeman Cemetery, Lena, Mississippi.

Notes

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  1. ^ "Congress slaveowners", The Washington Post, 2022-01-27, retrieved 2022-01-30
  2. ^ Lowry, Robert; McCardle, William H. (1891). A History of Mississippi: From the Discovery of the Great River by Hernando DeSoto, Including the Earliest Settlement Made by the French Under Iberville, to the Death of Jefferson Davis. AMS Press. p. 569. ISBN 978-0-404-04610-1.

References

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Mississippi's 4th congressional district

1891–1893
Succeeded by