Reuben Franklin Beals (August 12, 1832 – December 31, 1916) was an American carpenter, farmer, and politician.
Beals was born near
Cleveland,
Ohio. He lived on the farm near Cleveland and went to the public schools. He moved to
Illinois and eventually settled in
Galva, Illinois. Beals was a farmer and a carpenter. He served in the
102nd Illinois Infantry Regiment during the
American Civil War. Beals served on the
Henry County, Illinois Board of Supervisors. Beals then served in the
Illinois House of Representatives
The Illinois House of Representatives is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly. The body was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. The House under the current constitution as amended in 1980 consists of 118 re ...
from 1891 to 1895 and was a
Republican. He was also served as mayor of Galva. Beals died in Galva, Illinois.
['Reuben Franklin Beals,' ''The Hayden Family Magazine,'' July 1929, Vol. 1, No. 34, pg. 134-13]
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1832 births
1916 deaths
Politicians from Cleveland
People from Galva, Illinois
People of Illinois in the American Civil War
American carpenters
Farmers from Illinois
County board members in Illinois
Mayors of places in Illinois
Republican Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives
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