Charles D. Beckwith (politician) explained

Charles Dyer Beckwith
State:New Jersey
District:5th
Term Start:March 4, 1889
Term End:March 3, 1891
Succeeded:Cornelius A. Cadmus
Office2:Mayor of Paterson, New Jersey
Term2:1887–1888
Preceded2:Nathan Barnert
Succeeded2:Nathan Barnert
Birth Date:22 October 1838
Birth Place:Saratoga County, New York, US
Death Place:Chatham Center, New York, US
Party:Republican

Charles Dyer Beckwith (October 22, 1838 – March 27, 1921) was an American Republican Party politician from New Jersey who represented the 5th congressional district from 1889 to 1891.[1]

Early life and career

Beckwith was born near Coveville in the Town of Saratoga, Saratoga County, New York on October 22, 1838; attended private schools in Troy, New York, Philadelphia, Worcester, Massachusetts, and a military institution in New Haven, Connecticut.

He moved to Paterson, New Jersey in 1860 and engaged in the manufacture of iron. He was a member of the board of aldermen in 1882, and Mayor of Paterson, New Jersey from 1885 to 1889.[2]

He was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-first Congress, serving in office from March 4, 1889, to March 3, 1891, but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1890 to the Fifty-second Congress.[2]

Death

After leaving Congress, he resumed manufacturing pursuits. He returned to the State of New York and settled on a farm in the town of Chatham in Columbia County, New York in 1897 and engaged in the management of his farm until his death near Chatham Center on March 27, 1921.

He was interred in Chatham Center Rural Cemetery but was later removed with his wife to the Beckwith family plot at Cedar Lawn Cemetery in Paterson, New Jersey om September 1, 1944.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Charles Dyer Beckwith . 2011-09-29 . Beckwith, Charles Dyer (1838-1921) — also known as Charles D. Beckwith — of Paterson, Passaic County, N.J. Born near Coveville, Saratoga County, N.Y., October 22, 1838. Republican. Mayor of Paterson, N.J., 1887-88 [sic]; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 5th District, 1889-91. Died near Chatham Center, Columbia County, N.Y., March 27, 1921 (age 82 years, 156 days). Interment at Chatham Center Rural Cemetery, Chatham Center, N.Y. . .
  2. Web site: Charles Dyer Beckwith. live. 2011-09-29. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Beckwith, Charles Dyer, a Representative from New Jersey; born near Coveville, Saratoga County, N.Y., October 22, 1838; attended private schools in Troy, N.Y., Philadelphia, Pa., Worcester, Mass., and a military institution in New Haven, Conn.; moved to Paterson, Passaic County, N.J., in 1860 and engaged in the manufacture of iron. He was head of the board of aldermen in 1882 and served as mayor of Paterson, N.J., from 1885 to 1889. He was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-first Congress (March 4, 1889-March 3, 1891); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1890 to the Fifty-second Congress; resumed manufacturing pursuits; returned to the State of New York and settled on a farm in the town of Chatham, Columbia County, in 1897 and engaged in the management of his farm until his death near Chatham Center, Columbia County, N.Y., on March 27, 1921; interment in Chatham Center Rural Cemetery. He and his wife were later removed from Chatham Center Rural Cemetery and buried in the Beckwith family plot at Cedar Lawn Cemetery in Paterson, New Jersey on September 1, 1944.. https://web.archive.org/web/19991128062951/http://bioguide.congress.gov:80/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000295 . 1999-11-28 .