Beatty, Samuel B. "S.B."
House 1877 (District 36); House 1887-88 (District 18)
Party when first elected: Democratic
Counties Served:
Sibley
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
11/15/1841
Birth Place:
Armstrong, Pennsylvania
Birth County:
Indiana
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
S.B.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Dryden
Occupation (when first elected):
Farmer/Drover
EDUCATION
Pennsylvania Schools; At Least Elementary School; until he was 14 years old
Illinois Graded Schools; Secondary; 2 years
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Military:
10th Minnesota Regiment, Company I/16th Army Corps (United States Civil War, Siege of Nashville);
1861 to 09/10/1865
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He moved to Henry County, Illinois in 1855, with his parents. He came to Dryden, Minnesota in 1857.
"He is a Democrat, descended from a democratic ancestry as far back as he has any knowledge of their history." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 29)
Elected: 11/2/1886
Residence: Arlington
Term of Office: 1/4/1887 to 1/7/1889
Counties Represented:
Sibley
Occupation: Farmer
Party:
Not Available
Committees:
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Education
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Grain and Warehouse Inspection
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Reapportionment Special
Elected: 11/7/1876
Residence: Dryden
Term of Office: 1/2/1877 to 1/7/1878
Counties Represented:
Sibley
Occupation: Farmer/Drover
Party:
Democratic
Party Notes: "He is a Democrat, descended from a democratic ancestry as far back as he has any knowledge of their history." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of the State Government of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 29)
Committees:
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Commerce
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Engrossment
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Joint Grasshopper