Samuel W. Beakes
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Samuel Willard Beakes was a politician
from the U.S. state
of Michigan
.
and attended Wallkill Academy in Middletown, New York
. He graduated from the law
department of the University of Michigan
at Ann Arbor
in 1883, was admitted to the bar
the same year, and commenced practice in Westerville, Ohio
.
He was editor
and proprietor of the Westerville Review in 1884, of the Adrian, Michigan
Daily Record 1884-1886, and of the Ann Arbor Argus 1886-1905.
He was also mayor of Ann Arbor 1888-1890, postmaster
of Ann Arbor 1894-1898, city treasurer
1891-1893 and 1903-1905, and city assessor
1906-1913. He was a delegate
to the Democratic National Convention
at St. Louis
in 1916.
Beakes was elected as a Democrat from Michigan's 2nd District to the United States House of Representatives
for the Sixty-third and Sixty-fourth Congresses, serving from March 4, 1913 to March 3, 1917.
He successfully contested the election of Mark R. Bacon
to the Sixty-fifth Congress and served from December 13, 1917, to March 3, 1919. He was defeated by Earl C. Michener
for reelection in 1918 to the Sixty-sixth Congress.
After his service in Congress, he resided in Washington, D.C.
and was assistant chief of the industrial cooperation service of the United States Department of Commerce
from April to July 1919 and a staff member of the United States Veterans' Bureau from 1919 until his death in Washington, D.C.
, aged 66.
He is buried in Forest Hill Cemetery
in Ann Arbor, Michigan
.
Politician
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from the U.S. state
U.S. state
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of Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
.
Biography
Beakes was born in Sullivan County, New YorkSullivan County, New York
Sullivan County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 77,547. The county seat is Monticello. The name is in honor of Major General John Sullivan, who was a hero in the American Revolutionary War...
and attended Wallkill Academy in Middletown, New York
Middletown, Orange County, New York
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. He graduated from the law
Law
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department of the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
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at Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. The 2010 census places the population at 113,934, making it the sixth largest city in Michigan. The Ann Arbor Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 344,791 as of 2010...
in 1883, was admitted to the bar
Bar (law)
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the same year, and commenced practice in Westerville, Ohio
Westerville, Ohio
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.
He was editor
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and proprietor of the Westerville Review in 1884, of the Adrian, Michigan
Adrian, Michigan
As of the 2010 census Adrian had a population of 21,133. The racial and ethnic makeup of the population was 84.1% white, 4.4% black or African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 5.9% from some other race and 4.0% from two or more races...
Daily Record 1884-1886, and of the Ann Arbor Argus 1886-1905.
He was also mayor of Ann Arbor 1888-1890, postmaster
Postmaster
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of Ann Arbor 1894-1898, city treasurer
Treasurer
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1891-1893 and 1903-1905, and city assessor
Assessor
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1906-1913. He was a delegate
Delegate
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to the Democratic National Convention
Democratic National Convention
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at St. Louis
St. Louis, Missouri
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in 1916.
Beakes was elected as a Democrat from Michigan's 2nd District to the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
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for the Sixty-third and Sixty-fourth Congresses, serving from March 4, 1913 to March 3, 1917.
He successfully contested the election of Mark R. Bacon
Mark R. Bacon
Mark Reeves Bacon was a lawyer and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Bacon was born in Phillipstown, Illinois and attended the public schools there. He taught school at the Academy in Bolivar, Missouri in 1871. He studied law, was admitted to the bar on July 4, 1876, and commenced...
to the Sixty-fifth Congress and served from December 13, 1917, to March 3, 1919. He was defeated by Earl C. Michener
Earl C. Michener
Earl Cory Michener was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Michener was born near Attica in Seneca County, Ohio. He moved with his parents to Adrian, Michigan in 1889 and attended the public schools there. During the Spanish-American War, he served in the U.S...
for reelection in 1918 to the Sixty-sixth Congress.
After his service in Congress, he resided in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
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and was assistant chief of the industrial cooperation service of the United States Department of Commerce
United States Department of Commerce
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from April to July 1919 and a staff member of the United States Veterans' Bureau from 1919 until his death in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
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, aged 66.
He is buried in Forest Hill Cemetery
Forest Hill Cemetery (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
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in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. The 2010 census places the population at 113,934, making it the sixth largest city in Michigan. The Ann Arbor Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 344,791 as of 2010...
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Further reading
- Mayors of Ann Arbor page at PoliticalGraveyard.com