Horatio Beck
Horatio Beck | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the Kent County district | |
| In office 1867–1872 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Comegys and Lewin Usilton |
| Succeeded by | James W. Hurtt and William B. Wilmer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 7, 1810 Kent County, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | July 1872 (aged 62) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Mary Matilda Miller (m. 1835) |
| Children | 8 |
| Relatives | Solomon Scott Beck (grandson) William W. Beck (grandson) |
| Occupation |
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Horatio Beck (March 7, 1810 – July 11, 1872) was an American politician from Maryland. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Kent County from 1867 to 1872.
Early life
[edit]Horatio Beck was born on March 7, 1810, at the Beck farm in Kent County, Maryland, to John Beck.[1]
Career
[edit]Beck was a Democrat. He served in the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Kent County from 1867 to 1872.[1][2] He also worked as a farmer.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Beck married Mary Matilda Miller of Kent County on April 7, 1835. They had eight children, Samuel, Merritt, Walter Hodges, George, Clarence Benjamin, James Lawrence, Sophia and Thomas H.[1] His son Samuel was a clerk of the circuit court and his grandsons Solomon Scott Beck and William W. Beck were state senators.[1][3][4] He was a vestryman of St. Paul's Church in Kent County.[5]
Beck died on July 11, 1872.[1][5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Kummer, Frederic Arnold (1941). The Free State of Maryland: A History of the State and its People, 1634–1941. pp. 998–999. Retrieved July 6, 2024 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "Historical List, House of Delegates, Kent County (1790-1974)". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. August 22, 2008. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- ^ "Dr. Samuel Beck". Cecil Whig. February 15, 1896. p. 5. Retrieved July 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "William W. Beck Died Today in Baltimore". The News-Journal. April 5, 1923. p. 4. Retrieved July 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b A souvenir history of the parish of St. Paul's, Kent County, Maryland. 1893. p. 29. Retrieved July 6, 2024 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "Horatio Beck..." Middletown Transcript. June 27, 1874. p. 3. Retrieved July 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
