William Beatty | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's23rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel S. Harrison |
| Succeeded by | William Jack |
| Pennsylvania House of Representatives | |
| In office 1823-1826 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1787 (1787) |
| Died | April 12, 1851(1851-04-12) (aged 63–64) Butler,Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
William Beatty (1787 – April 12, 1851) was a member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.
William Beatty was born inStewartstown,County Tyrone in theKingdom of Ireland in 1787. He immigrated to the United States in 1807 and settled inButler, Pennsylvania. Beatty was a sergeant in Captain Thompson's company in theWar of 1812. He served assheriff ofButler County, Pennsylvania, from 1823 to 1826.
Beatty was elected as aDemocrat to theTwenty-fifth andTwenty-sixth Congresses. He was a member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives from 1840 to 1842. He appointed deputy sheriff of Butler County and died in Butler in 1851. Interment in the Old Butler Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 23rd congressional district 1837–1841 | Succeeded by |