James Glenn Beall Jr. (June 19, 1927March 24, 2006) was an American

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politician and businessman from the

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who served in the

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, representing (1969–1971), and as a

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from Maryland (1971–1977). He was also a member of the

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(1962–1968).

Life and career

Beall was born in

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, the eldest of three. His father was

James Glenn Beall James Glenn Beall (June 5, 1894 – January 14, 1971) was an American businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Representative (1943–1953) and a U.S. Senator (1953–1965) from Maryland. Earl ...

, who served as U.S. Representative from Maryland's 6th congressional district (1943–1953) and as a U.S. Senator from Maryland (1953–1965). His younger brother,

George Beall George Beall, Jr. (February 26, 1729 – October 15, 1807) was a wealthy landowner in Maryland and Georgetown, Washington, D.C., Georgetown in what is now Washington, D.C., son of George Beall, Sr. (1695-1780) and Elizabeth Brooke (1699-1748); th ...

, served as

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(1970–1975), and in 1973, prosecuted

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for bribery. Beall served in the

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from 1945 to 1946, and graduated from

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in 1950. While at Yale, he was an active member of the

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. He then went into the insurance business as a member of the general insurance firm of Beall, Garner & Geare, Inc. In 1962, Beall was elected as a Republican to the

and was re-elected in 1966. He served as minority floor leader from 1963 until his 1968 election to the

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. Beall served one term in the U.S. House, representing , and then ran for U.S. Senate in

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, narrowly defeating incumbent Democrat

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. Six years later, he lost

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by 39% to 57%. His eighteen-point margin of defeat was one of the widest for an incumbent senator in U.S. history. With Aris T. Allen as his running mate, Beall ran for

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in 1978, but lost to Democratic nominee

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by an overwhelming margin. In the Senate, Beall "sponsored legislation that created the Senate Budget Office and the

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. He served as one of the first members of the Senate Budget Committee. He was a principal sponsor of The Physician Manpower Shortage Act, which brought more doctors to rural areas, and the C&O Canal Development Act, establishing the

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, among others." Beall served as the President and Chairman of the charity The League for Crippled Children from 1978 until the time of his death. Beall resumed the insurance business in Cumberland, and was very active in the local community until his death as a result of cancer.http://www.wtopnews.com/index.php?nid=25&sid=735888 WTOP article regarding death He is interred in Frostburg Memorial Park Cemetery.

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