John F. Beard

John Forbes Beard (August 13, 1822 – October 2, 1891) was an American plasterer and farmer from Gratiot, Wisconsin, who served a single one-year term as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from Lafayette County, Wisconsin.^[1]

Background

Beard was born in

town board

of Gratiot.

Legislature

In 1873, Beard was elected to the Assembly from the Lafayette County district (

railroads, and on mining and smelting.^[2]

Beard was not a candidate for re-election the next year, and was succeeded by Democrat John Anderson.

After the legislature

Beard remained in politics after serving in the Assembly, holding various

township offices in Gratiot, and after the collapse of the Reform Party, he aligned with the Democratic Party. He and Amanda Criss had eleven children between 1846 and 1874, at least six of them still living as of 1881. Amanda died on March 6, 1879. As of 1881, Beard owned 596 acres of improved land, with a two-story brick house, large barn, stable, granary and carriage house, stocked with horses, cattle, and sheep. He described himself as "in religion, Liberal."^[3] He died October 2, 1891, in Sundance Wyoming of Brights disease.^[4]

References

^ "Members of the Wisconsin Legislature 1848–1999 State of Wisconsin Legislative Bureau. Information Bulletin 99-1, September 1999. p. 27 Archived 2006-12-09 at the Wayback Machine
^ Turner, A. J., ed. The legislative manual of the state of Wisconsin: comprising the constitutions of the United States and of the state of Wisconsin, Jefferson's manual, forms and laws for the regulation of business; also, lists and tables for reference, etc. Thirteenth Annual Edition Madison: Atwood and Culver, Printers and Stereotypers, 1874; pp. 351, 462, 474, 479, 480
^ "Town of Gratiot: John F. Beard" in, History of Lafayette County, Wisconsin, Containing an Account of Its Settlement, Growth, Development and Resources: An Extensive and Minute Sketch of Its Cities, Towns and Villages ... Its War Record, Biographical Sketches ... the Whole Preceded by a History of Wisconsin, Statistics of the State, and an Abstract of Its Laws and Constitution, and of the Constitution of the United States ... etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1881; p. 262
^ "Obituary". Sundance Gazette. 1891-10-09.

[1] "Members of the Wisconsin Legislature 1848–1999 State of Wisconsin Legislative Bureau. Information Bulletin 99-1, September 1999. p. 27 Archived 2006-12-09 at the Wayback Machine

[2] Turner, A. J., ed. The legislative manual of the state of Wisconsin: comprising the constitutions of the United States and of the state of Wisconsin, Jefferson's manual, forms and laws for the regulation of business; also, lists and tables for reference, etc. Thirteenth Annual Edition Madison: Atwood and Culver, Printers and Stereotypers, 1874; pp. 351, 462, 474, 479, 480

[3] "Town of Gratiot: John F. Beard" in, History of Lafayette County, Wisconsin, Containing an Account of Its Settlement, Growth, Development and Resources: An Extensive and Minute Sketch of Its Cities, Towns and Villages ... Its War Record, Biographical Sketches ... the Whole Preceded by a History of Wisconsin, Statistics of the State, and an Abstract of Its Laws and Constitution, and of the Constitution of the United States ... etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1881; p. 262

[4] "Obituary". Sundance Gazette. 1891-10-09.

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