Joseph H. Beeman

Joseph Henry Beeman (November 17, 1833 – July 31, 1909) was an American educator and slave owner and officer in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War. He later served a term as a U.S. Representative from Mississippi from 1891 to 1893.

Biography

Born near Gatesville, North Carolina, Beeman moved with his parents to Morgan County, Alabama, in 1847 and to Mississippi in 1849. He received an academic education, teaching for several years. Beeman then engaged in mercantile pursuits.

Civil War

He served as a lieutenant in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War.

Early political career

He represented Scott County in the Mississippi House of Representatives for 4 two-year terms, serving from 1884 to 1891. Beeman connected with the Farmers' Alliance and served as chairman of its executive committee. He served as delegate to several State conventions.

Congress

Beeman was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second Congress (March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893). He was not a candidate for reelection in 1892.

Later career and death

Beeman engaged in agricultural pursuits until his death near Lena, Mississippi on July 31, 1909. He was interred in Beeman Cemetery, Lena, Mississippi.

References

• Beeman, Joseph Henry Dictionary of North Carolina Biography.