Alanson W. Beard
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Alanson Wilder Beard was an American
United States
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 who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Massachusetts House of Representatives
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, as Collector of Customs at the Port of Boston and as the Treasurer
Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts
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 of Massachusetts
Massachusetts
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Early life

Beard was born to the son of James and Chloe Bartlett (Wilder) Beard on August 20, 1825, in Ludlow, Vermont.

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