John Glenn Beall, Jr.

John Glenn Beall, Jr.
United States Senator from Maryland
In office January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1977
Preceded by	Joseph Tydings
Succeeded by	Paul Sarbanes
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 6th district
In office January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1971
Preceded by	Charles Mathias, Jr.
Succeeded by	Goodloe Byron
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
In office 1962–1966
Personal details
Born	June 19, 1927 Cumberland, Maryland
Died	March 24, 2006 (aged 78) Cumberland, Maryland
Nationality	American
Spouse(s)	Nancy Beall
Religion	Episcopalian
Military service
Service/branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1945–1946

John Glenn Beall, Jr. (June 19, 1927 – March 24, 2006) was a Republican member of the United States Senate, representing the State of Maryland 1971–1977. He was also a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1962 to 1968, and the U.S. House of Representatives from the sixth district of Maryland from 1969 to 1971. His father, James Glenn Beall, was also a senator and representative from Maryland.

Beall was born in Cumberland, Maryland, served in the United States Navy from 1945 to 1946, and graduated from Yale University in 1950. While at Yale, he was an active member of the Yale Political Union. He then went into the insurance business as a member of the general insurance firm of Beall, Garner & Geare, Inc.

In 1962, Beall was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates and was re-elected in 1966. He served as minority floor leader beginning in 1963, until his 1968 election as a Republican to the 91st Congress.^[1]

Beall served one term as a congressman and was elected in 1970 as a Republican to the U.S. Senate. He failed to be re-elected in 1976, losing to Democratic rival Paul Sarbanes by 39% to 57%. His eighteen-point margin of defeat is one of the ten worst defeats for an incumbent senator in U.S. history. With Aris T. Allen as his running mate, Beall ran for Governor of Maryland in 1978, but was unsuccessful, losing to Democratic nominee Harry R. Hughes.

In the Senate, Beall "sponsored legislation that created the Senate Budget Office and the Congressional Budget Office. He served as one of the first members of the Senate Budget Committee. He was a principal sponsor of The Physician Manpower Shortage Act, which brought more doctors to rural areas, and the C&O Canal Development Act, establishing the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, among others." ^[2]

Beall served as the President and Chairman of the charity The League for Crippled Children from 1978 until the time of his death.^[3]

Beall resumed the insurance business in Cumberland, and was very active in the local community until his death as a result of cancer.^[4] He is interred in Frostburg Memorial Park Cemetery.

References

1. Estrada, Louie (25 March 2006). "Longtime Maryland Politician, Insurance Exec J. Glenn Beall Jr.". The Washington Post.
2. "Deaths". Tulsa World. 26 March 2006 – via ProQuest. (subscription required (help)).
3. "Beall Jr, J. Glenn". The Baltimore Sun. 27 March 2006. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
4. http://www.wtopnews.com/index.php?nid=25&sid=735888 WTOP article regarding death Archived October 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.

Notes

• United States Congress. "John Glenn Beall, Jr. (id: B000272)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.