Clifton B. Beach

Clifton Bailey Beach
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 20th district
In office March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899
Preceded by	William J. White
Succeeded by	Fremont O. Phillips
Personal details
Born	September 16, 1845 Sharon, Ohio
Died	November 15, 1902 (aged 57) Rocky River, Ohio
Political party	Republican
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Clifton Bailey Beach (September 16, 1845 – November 15, 1902) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.

Born in Sharon Township, Medina County, Ohio, Beach moved to Cleveland with his parents in 1857. He attended the common schools and was graduated from Western Reserve College, Hudson, Ohio, in 1871. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1872 and commenced practice in Cleveland. He served as deputy collector of customs at Cleveland. He retired from the practice of law in 1884 and engaged in the manufacture of wire nails, staples, and rods.

Beach was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1895-March 3, 1899). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1898. He resumed his former manufacturing pursuits in Cleveland. He died at Rocky River, Ohio, November 15, 1902. He was interred in Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.

Source

• Clifton B. Beach at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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