American politician (1814–1882)
Fernando Cortez Beaman
In office Preceded by Bradley F. Granger Succeeded by Henry Waldron In office Preceded by Henry Waldron Succeeded by Charles Upson
Born (1814-06-28 ) June 28, 1814Chester, Vermont , U.S.Died September 27, 1882(1882-09-27) (aged 68)Adrian, Michigan , U.S. Resting place Oakwood Cemetery Political party Republican Spouse Mary Goodrich Beaman Children Mary A. Beaman Parent(s) Joshua Beaman Alma mater Franklin Academy Profession Teacher
Fernando Cortez Beaman (June 28, 1814 – September 27, 1882) was a teacher, lawyer and politician from Michigan during and after the American Civil War . He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives and as mayor of Adrian, Michigan .
Early life
Beaman was born in Chester, Vermont , the son of Joshua Beaman and Hannah (Olcott) Beaman. He moved with his parents to a farm in Franklin County, New York , in 1819, and attended the district schools and Franklin Academy in Malone, New York .[ 1] Rochester, New York , in 1836, where he studied law.
Career
He moved to Manchester, Michigan , in 1838, where he was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in 1839.[ 2] Tecumseh to practice law, then moved to Clinton . In 1843, he moved to Adrian , having been appointed prosecuting attorney for Lenawee County . He served in that position until 1850. In Adrian, he formed a law practice with Thomas M. Cooley , future Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court .[ 3]
He was the city attorney of Adrian and a member of the convention that organized the Republican Party "under the oaks" at Jackson in 1854.[ 4] Republican National Convention at Philadelphia in 1856, and was also mayor of Adrian in 1856 and judge of the probate court of Lenawee County from 1856 to 1860.[ 5]
Beaman grave Beaman was elected as a Republican candidate from Michigan's 2nd congressional district to the United States House of Representatives for the Thirty-seventh and to the four succeeding Congresses, serving from March 4, 1861, to March 3, 1871.[ 6] [ 7] 1860 census , Beaman represented Michigan's 1st congressional district following the elections of 1862. During the Thirty-ninth Congress , he was chairman of the House Committee on Roads and Canals . He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1870 and returned to Adrian where he resumed the practice of law.
Beaman was again appointed a judge of probate court of Lenawee County in 1871, and was then elected to the same position in 1872, and re-elected in 1876.
Due to ill health, Beaman declined appointment as United States Senator to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Zachariah Chandler in 1879.[ 8] Michigan Supreme Court and as United States Commissioner of Indian Affairs .[ 9]
He died in Adrian on September 27, 1882, and is interred in Oakwood Cemetery there.
Personal life
Beaman married Mary Goodrich on May 10, 1841, in Brockport, New York . They had three children: Mary A. Beaman, Edward C. Beaman, and Roscoe W. Beaman.[ 10]
References
^ A Biographical Congressional Directory with an Outline History of the National Congress 1774–1911 ^ Portraits and Biographies of the Governors of Michigan, and of the Presidents the United States ^ Whitney, W. A.; R. I. Bonner (1879). History and Biographical Record of Lenawee County, Michigan: Containing a History of the Organization and Early Settlement of the County, Together with a Biographical Record of Many of the Oldest and Most Prominent Settlers and Present Residents, Obtained from Personal Interviews with Themselves or Their Children 313 . ^ Republican Party (Mich.) (1904). Proceedings at Celebration of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Birth of the Republican Party: at Jackson, Michigan, July 6, 1904; Together with a History of the Republican Party in Michigan ^ Whitney, W. A.; R. I. Bonner (1879). History and Biographical Record of Lenawee County, Michigan: Containing a History of the Organization and Early Settlement of the County, Together with a Biographical Record of Many of the Oldest and Most Prominent Settlers and Present Residents, Obtained from Personal Interviews with Themselves or Their Children 517 . ^ Prescott, George A., ed. (1907). Michigan Official Directory and Legislative Manual for the Years 1907–1908 ^ Daly (2008). Daly, Matthew L.; Herman, Jennifer L.; Hannan, Caryn (eds.). The Encyclopedia of Michigan 1999 ISBN 978-0-403-09322-9 ^ Stocking, William, ed. (1904). Under the Oaks: Commemorating the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Founding of the Republican Party, at Jackson, Michigan, July 6, 1854 126 . Beaman. ^ A Biographical Congressional Directory with an Outline History of the National Congress 1774–1911 ^ Portraits and Biographies of the Governors of Michigan, and of the Presidents the United States
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