J. Glenn Beall Jr. | |
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| United States Senator fromMaryland | |
| In office January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1977 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Tydings |
| Succeeded by | Paul Sarbanes |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMaryland's6th district | |
| In office January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1971 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Mathias |
| Succeeded by | Goodloe Byron |
| Member of theMaryland House of Delegates | |
| In office 1962–1966 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Glenn Beall Jr. (1927-06-19)June 19, 1927 Cumberland, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | March 24, 2006(2006-03-24) (aged 78) Cumberland, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Nancy Beall |
| Relations | George Beall (brother) |
| Parent(s) | J. Glenn Beall Margaret Schwarzenbach |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1945–1946 |
John Glenn Beall Jr. (June 19, 1927 – March 24, 2006) was an American politician and businessman from theU.S. state ofMaryland. A member of theRepublican Party, he served in both chambers of the United States Congress for one term each, a member of theUnited States House of Representatives from 1969 to 1971, and as a member of theUnited States Senate from 1971 to 1977. He was also a member of theMaryland House of Delegates from 1962 to 1968.
Beall was born inCumberland, Maryland, the eldest of three. His father wasJ. Glenn Beall, who served in both chambers of the United States Congress as a U.S. Representative from Maryland's 6th congressional district (1943–1953) and as a U.S. Senator from Maryland (1953–1965). His younger brother,George Beall, served asUnited States Attorney for the District of Maryland (1970–1975), and in 1973, prosecutedVice PresidentSpiro Agnew for bribery.[1]
Beall served in theUnited States Navy from 1945 to 1946 and graduated fromYale University in 1950. While at Yale, he was an active member of theYale 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 as a Republican to theMaryland House of Delegates and was re-elected in 1966. He served as minority floor leader from 1963 until his1968 election to the91st Congress.[2]
Beall served one term in the U.S. House, representingMaryland's 6th congressional district, and then ran for the U.S. Senate in1970, narrowly defeating incumbent DemocratJoseph Tydings. Six years later, he lostre-election toPaul Sarbanes by 39% to 57%. His eighteen-point margin of defeat was one of the widest for an incumbent senator in U.S. history. WithAris T. Allen as his running mate, Beall ran forGovernor of Maryland in 1978 but lost to Democratic nomineeHarry Hughes by an overwhelming margin.
In the Senate, Beall "sponsored legislation that created the Senate Budget Office and theCongressional 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 theChesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, among others."[3]
Beall served as the President and Chairman of the charity The League for Crippled Children from 1978 until the time of his death.[4]
Beall resumed the insurance business in Cumberland and was very active in the local community until his death as a result of cancer on March 24, 2006 at age 78.[5] He was interred in Frostburg Memorial Park Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMaryland's 6th congressional district 1969–1971 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | U.S. senator (Class 1) from Maryland 1971–1977 Served alongside:Charles Mathias | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Republican nominee forUnited States Senator from Maryland (Class 1) 1970,1976 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Republican nominee forGovernor of Maryland 1978 | Succeeded by |
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