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James Madison Hite Beale (February 7, 1786 – August 2, 1866) was a slave owner and U.S. Representative from Virginia.
Biography
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.
References
- "Congress slaveowners", The Washington Post, 2022-01-19, retrieved 2022-01-25
Sources
- United States Congress. "James M. H. Beale (id: B000266)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded byWilliam Armstrong | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 16th congressional district March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 |
Succeeded byIsaac S. Pennybacker |
Preceded byRobert A. Thompson | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 14th congressional district March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853 |
Succeeded byDistrict eliminated |
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 14th congressional district | ||
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Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 16th congressional district | ||
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- 1786 births
- 1866 deaths
- People from Shenandoah County, Virginia
- American people of English descent
- Jacksonian members of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia
- Members of the United States House of Representatives who owned slaves
- People from Putnam County, West Virginia
- 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives