Samuel Smith Beman (March 11, 1822 – May 9, 1882) was an American lawyer and politician.
Bemman was born in Mount Zion,
Hancock County, in the U.S. state of
Georgia. His father was
Nathan S. S. Beman
Nathan Sidney Smith Beman (1785 - 1871) was the fourth president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He was born in what is now New Lebanon, New York on November 26, 1785. He graduated from Middlebury College in 1807. He then studied theology a ...
and his half-brother was
William Lowndes Yancey. He was admitted to the Alabama and New York bars. Beman served in the
New York State Assembly
The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature, with the New York State Senate being the upper house. There are 150 seats in the Assembly. Assembly members serve two-year terms without term limits.
The Assem ...
, in 1853, from
Washington County, New York, and was a member of the
Whig Party. In 1855, Beman moved to
Saratoga,
Winona County, Minnesota with his wife and family and continued to practice law. Beman served in the
Minnesota Senate, as a
Republican in 1857 and 1858, then from 1872 to 1874, and finally from 1881 to his death in 1882. Beman died in
St. Charles, Minnesota
St. Charles is a city in Winona County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 3,735 at the 2010 census. It promotes itself as the gateway to Whitewater State Park, which is located north of the city on Minnesota State Highway 74.
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1822 births
1882 deaths
People from Hancock County, Georgia
People from Washington County, New York
People from Winona County, Minnesota
Alabama lawyers
Minnesota lawyers
New York (state) lawyers
Members of the New York State Assembly
Minnesota state senators
Minnesota Republicans
New York (state) Whigs
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