Fernando Cortez Beaman | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMichigan's1st district | |
| In office March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1871 | |
| Preceded by | Bradley F. Granger |
| Succeeded by | Henry Waldron |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMichigan's2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Waldron |
| Succeeded by | Charles Upson |
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| Born | (1814-06-28)June 28, 1814 Chester, Vermont, U.S. |
| Died | September 27, 1882(1882-09-27) (aged 68) Adrian, Michigan, U.S. |
| Resting place | Oakwood Cemetery Adrian, Michigan |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Mary Goodrich Beaman |
| Children | Mary A. Beaman Edward C. Beaman Roscoe W. Beaman |
| Parent(s) | Joshua Beaman Hannah (Olcott) Beaman |
| Alma mater | Franklin Academy |
| Profession | Teacher Lawyer Politician |
Fernando Cortez Beaman (June 28, 1814 – September 27, 1882) was a teacher, lawyer and politician fromMichigan during and after theAmerican Civil War. He served as a member of theUnited States House of Representatives and as mayor ofAdrian, Michigan.
Beaman was born inChester, Vermont, the son of Joshua Beaman and Hannah (Olcott) Beaman. He moved with his parents to a farm inFranklin County, New York, in 1819, and attended the district schools andFranklin Academy inMalone, New York.[1] He taught school and moved toRochester, New York, in 1836, where he studied law.
He moved toManchester, Michigan, in 1838, where he was admitted to thebar and commenced practice in 1839.[2] In 1841, he moved toTecumseh to practice law, then moved toClinton. In 1843, he moved toAdrian, having been appointedprosecuting attorney forLenawee County. He served in that position until 1850. In Adrian, he formed a law practice withThomas M. Cooley, futureChief Justice of theMichigan Supreme Court.[3]
He was thecity attorney of Adrian and a member of the convention that organized theRepublican Party "under the oaks" atJackson in 1854.[4] He was a delegate to the firstRepublican National Convention atPhiladelphia in 1856, and was also mayor of Adrian in 1856 and judge of theprobate court of Lenawee County from 1856 to 1860.[5]
Beaman was elected as a Republican candidate fromMichigan's 2nd congressional district to theUnited States House of Representatives for theThirty-seventh and to the four succeeding Congresses, serving from March 4, 1861, to March 3, 1871.[6][7] Due to redistricting after the1860 census, Beaman representedMichigan's 1st congressional district following the elections of 1862. During theThirty-ninth Congress, he was chairman of theHouse 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 asUnited States Senator to fill the vacancy caused by the death ofZachariah Chandler in 1879.[8] He also declined appointments to theMichigan Supreme Court and as United StatesCommissioner of Indian Affairs.[9]
He died in Adrian on September 27, 1882, and is interred inOakwood Cemetery there.
Beaman married Mary Goodrich on May 10, 1841, inBrockport, New York. They had three children: Mary A. Beaman, Edward C. Beaman, and Roscoe W. Beaman.[10]
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| Preceded by | United States Representative for the 2nd Congressional District of Michigan 1861–1863 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | United States Representative for the 1st Congressional District of Michigan 1863–1871 | Succeeded by |
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