Summary
Thomas Beekman (July 4, 1790 – February 2, 1870)[1] was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from New York.[2]
Thomas Beekman | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 22nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831 | |
| Preceded by | John G. Stower |
| Succeeded by | Edward C. Reed |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 4, 1790 Kinderhook, New York |
| Died | February 2, 1870 (aged 79) Kinderhook, New York |
| Citizenship |  United States |
| Political party | Anti-Jacksonian Anti-Masonic |
| Spouse | Lydia Van Schaack Beekman |
| Parent(s) | John T. Beekman Annatje Pruyn |
| Relatives | John P. Beekman (brother) |
| Profession | lawyer, farmer, politician |
Biography edit
Beekman was born in Kinderhook, New York to John J. Beekman and Annatje Pruyn.[3] His elder brother was Dr. John Pruyn Beekman (1788–1861), a member of the New York State Senate from 1845 to 1847.[4]
Beekman studied law and became an attorney and farmer in Smithfield and later Peterboro.[5]
Career edit
Beekman served in local offices including as a town clerk,[6] and was active in the militia as aide-de-camp to the commander of its 17th Division.[7] Beekman was also active in the Anti-Masonic movement of the 1820s and 1830s.[8]
Elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-first Congress, Beekman was U. S. Representative for the twenty-second district of New York and served one term, from March 4, 1829, to March 3, 1831.[9] In 1831 he was an unsuccessful Anti-Masonic candidate for the New York State Senate.[10]
Beekman later moved back to Kinderhook, where he farmed, practiced law, was active in several businesses, including the Kinderhook National Bank,[11] and served as Columbia County Excise Commissioner from 1857 to 1859.[12] After his retirement in the 1860s he spent summers in Kinderhook and winters living with his daughter in New York City.
He was married to Lydia Van Schaack.[5]
Death edit
Beekman died in Kinderhook on February 2, 1870 (age 79 years, 213 days). He is interred at Kinderhook Reformed Church Cemetery.[13]
References edit
- ^ New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Volumes 20-22, 1889, page 245
- ^ "BEEKMAN, Thomas - Biographical Information". bioguide.congress.gov. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ Holland Society of New York; New York, New York; Kinderhook, Book 21
- ^ Klett, Joseph R. (1996). Genealogies of New Jersey Families: Families A-Z, pre-American notes on old New Netherland families, Vol. I. Genealogical Publishing Com. ISBN 9780806314914. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ a b "Thomas Beekman". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
- ^ Luna M. Hammond Whitney, History of Madison County, State of New York, 1872, page 711
- ^ New York Council of Appointment, Military Minutes, 1783-1821, accessed January 15, 2013
- ^ Boston Type and Stereotype Foundry, The Proceedings of the Second United States Anti-Masonic Convention, 1832, page 86
- ^ Roger Sherman Skinner, The New-York State Register for 1830-1831, 1830, page 54
- ^ Henry J. Cookinham, History of Oneida County, New York, Volume 1, Part 1, 1912, page 101
- ^ Edward Augustus Collier, A History of Old Kinderhook From Aboriginal Days to the Present Time, 1914, page 301
- ^ Franklin Ellis, History of Columbia County, New York, 1878, page 79
- ^ Thomas Beekman at Find A Grave, accessed January 15, 2013
External links edit
- United States Congress. "Thomas Beekman (id: B000308)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Govtrack US Congress
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