William Beach
William Beach (c. 1815 Auburn, Cayuga County, New York – March 14, 1860 Albany, New York) was an American politician from New York.
Life
He was the son of Assemblyman John H. Beach (1783–1839) who came in 1809 from Connecticut to Auburn, and established there a sawmill, a gristmill and a linseed oil mill.
William Beach graduated from Yale College in 1836. Then he studied law, but abandoned this after the death of his father. He engaged instead in the milling business in Port Byron, New York. Later he entered politics and returned to Auburn.
He was a member of the New York State Senate (24th D.) from 1850 to 1853, sitting in the 73rd, 74th, 75th and 76th New York State Legislatures.
He died at the Delavan House in Albany, and was buried at the Fort Hill Cemetery in Auburn.
His brother John C. Beach (d. 1856) was a law partner of William H. Seward.
Sources
- The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 136ff; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
- Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale College (1870; pg. 11)
- The Cravath Firm and Its Predecessors by Robert T. Swaine (pg. 84f)
- Death notice in NYT on March 16, 1860
External links
| New York State Senate | ||
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| Preceded by William J. Cornwell |
New York State Senate 24th District 1850–1853 |
Succeeded by William Clark |