Matthew P. Beebe (September 4, 1833 – October 27, 1901) was an American businessman and politician.
Born in
Chester, New York in
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* Warren County, Illinois
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, Beebe moved to
Portville, New York
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in 1851. Then, in 1852, Beebe moved to
Mineral Point, Wisconsin
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and finally to
Wausau. Beebe was in the logging and lumber business. In 1889, Beebe served in the
Wisconsin State Assembly
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and was a
Democrat
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. Beebe died in Wausau, Wisconsin.
[Wisconsin Blue Book 1889,' Biographical Sketch of Mathew P. Beebe, pg. 512]
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1833 births
1901 deaths
People from Warren County, New York
Politicians from Wausau, Wisconsin
Businesspeople from Wisconsin
19th-century American politicians
19th-century American businesspeople
Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
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