James Hartley Beal
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James Hartley Beal (September 23, 1861 – September 20, 1945
Biography
James Hartley Beal was born at
From 1902 to 1904, he represented Harrison County in the Ohio House of Representatives,[4] and authored the Beal Local Option Law.[2]
In 1902 to 1904, Beal was acting president of Scio College, professor of theory and practice of pharmacy at the Pittsburg College of Pharmacy, and editor of the Midland Druggist of Columbus, Ohio.[2]
In 1904 to 1905, Beal was president of the American Pharmacists Association. He authored Chemical and Pharmaceutical Arithmetic, Prescription Practice and General Dispensing, Pharmaceutical Interrogations, The Era Course in Pharmacy and others.[2]
Beal was awarded the first Remington Medal in 1919 for distinguished service to American pharmacy. He was chairman of the board of trustees of the U. S. Pharmacopeia from 1910 to 1940.[5]
He acquired a massive shell collection at his home in Florida.[6]
Beal died in 1945 in Okaloosa County, Florida.[1][7] The Beal Award was first given in 2000 for distinguished volunteer service to the U. S. Pharmacopeia, and was named for Beal and his son.[5]
References
- ^ PMID 16295650.
- ^ a b c d Herringshaw, Thomas William, ed. (1909). Herringshaw's national library of American biography. Vol. 1. Chicago: American Publishers Assn. p. 273.
- ^ a b "President James H. Beal". Bulletin of pharmacy. Vol. 19. Detroit: E G Swift. 1905. pp. 185–187.
- ^ Ohio General Assembly (1917). Manual of legislative practice in the General Assembly. State of Ohio. p. 301.
- ^ a b "Convention Members". Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
- ^ "Dr. Beal's Shell Museum - Florida Historical Markers on Waymarking.com". www.waymarking.com.
- ^ "James H. Beal – Florida Death Index". familysearch.org. Retrieved 2016-01-11.