James Madison Hite Beale (February 7, 1786 – August 2, 1866) was a slave owner[1] andU.S. Representative fromVirginia.
Born inMount Airy, Virginia, Beale pursued preparatory studies.He engaged in agricultural pursuits.He served as member of the State house of delegates from 1818 to 1819.[2]
Beale was elected as a Jacksonian to theTwenty-third andTwenty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837).He served as chairman of the Committee on Invalid Pensions (Twenty-fourth Congress).He resumed agricultural pursuits.
Beale was elected as aDemocrat to theThirty-first andThirty-second Congresses (March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853).He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings (Thirty-first Congress), Committee on Manufactures (Thirty-second Congress).He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1852.He resumed agricultural pursuits.He died in Putnam County, W.Virginia, August 2, 1866.[3]He was interred in Beale Cemetery, nearGallipolis Ferry, Mason County, W.Virginia.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromVirginia's 16th congressional district March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromVirginia's 14th congressional district March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853 | Succeeded by District eliminated |
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