James M. H. Beale
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James Madison Hite Beale (February 7, 1786 – August 2, 1866) was a U.S. Representative
from Virginia
.
Born in Mount 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.
Beale was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third
and Twenty-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 a Democrat
to the Thirty-first
and Thirty-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.
He was interred in Beale Cemetery, near Gallipolis Ferry, Mason County, W.Virginia.
United States House of Representatives
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from Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
.
Born in Mount 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.
Beale was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third
23rd United States Congress
-House of Representatives:For the beginning of this congress, the size of the House was increased from 213 seats to 240 seats, following the 1830 United States Census .- Leadership :- Senate :* President: Martin Van Buren...
and Twenty-fourth
24th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:During this congress one House seat was added for each of the new states of Arkansas and Michigan.-Leadership:- Senate :* President: Martin Van Buren * President pro tempore: William R. King - House of Representatives :...
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 a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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to the Thirty-first
31st United States Congress
The Thirty-first United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1849 to March 3, 1851, during the last 17 months...
and Thirty-second
32nd United States Congress
The Thirty-second United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1851 to March 3, 1853, during the third and...
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.
He was interred in Beale Cemetery, near Gallipolis Ferry, Mason County, W.Virginia.