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Harry Peter Beam

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Harry Peter Beam

Birth
Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA
Death
31 Dec 1967 (aged 75)
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Alsip, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot
Section 4, Block 2, Lot E-15, Grave 1
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US Congressman. He was a lawyer at practice in Chicago, when he enlisted in the United States Navy to serve in World War I. After the war, he was a member of the assistant corporation counsel of Chicago from 1923 to 1927. In 1931, he was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-second and to the five succeeding Congresses and served until his resignation in 1942. He was elected as a judge of the municipal court of Chicago in 1942, reelected in 1948, 1954, and 1960 and engaged in legal practice retiring in 1964.
US Congressman. He was a lawyer at practice in Chicago, when he enlisted in the United States Navy to serve in World War I. After the war, he was a member of the assistant corporation counsel of Chicago from 1923 to 1927. In 1931, he was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-second and to the five succeeding Congresses and served until his resignation in 1942. He was elected as a judge of the municipal court of Chicago in 1942, reelected in 1948, 1954, and 1960 and engaged in legal practice retiring in 1964.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith

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  • Originally Created by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
  • Added: Sep 12, 2006
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15707804/harry_peter-beam: accessed ), memorial page for Harry Peter Beam (23 Nov 1892–31 Dec 1967), Find a Grave Memorial ID 15707804, citing Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Alsip, Cook County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.