John E. Beck

John Edward Beck (May 10, 1869 – July 25, 1952) was a Massachusetts businessman, and politician who served in both branches of the Massachusetts legislature; and as a member of the Board of Aldermen, and the twenty fourth Mayor of Chelsea, Massachusetts.[1][7][12]

John Edward Beck
Member of the
Massachusetts State Senate
First Suffolk District[1]
In office
1916[1]  1919
Preceded byEdward C. R. Bagley[2]
Majority2,847[3]
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
27th Suffolk District[4]
In office
1913[5]  1914[1][5]
Succeeded byEdgar H. Whitney[6]
24th Mayor of Chelsea, Massachusetts
In office
1908[1]  June 4, 1908
Preceded byEdward E. Willard
Succeeded byBoard of Control
Member of the
Massachusetts State Senate[7]
First Suffolk District[7]
In office
1905[1]  1906[1]
Preceded byA. Dudley Bagely[8]
Succeeded byAlfred Sigourney Hall[9]
Majority2,847 (1904)
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives[10]
26th Suffolk District[10]
In office
1902[10]  1903[1][11]
Succeeded byDaniel M. O'Connell[11]
Majority70 (1902)[10]
Member of the Chelsea, Massachusetts
Board of Aldermen[7]
In office
1898[7]  1901[7]
Personal details
BornMay 10, 1869
Boston, Massachusetts
DiedJuly 25, 1952(1952-07-25) (aged 83)
Chelsea, Massachusetts
Political partyRepublican[1][7]
ProfessionReal estate and insurance;[7] newspaper publisher[1]

Business career

Beck was a business who was involved in real estate and insurance[7] and the publisher of The Chelsea Gazette.[1]

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See also

  • 126th Massachusetts General Court (1905)

Notes

  1. Who's Who in State Politics, 1916, Boston, MA: Practical Politics, 1916, p. 60.
  2. Who's Who in State Politics, 1915, Boston, MA: Practical Politics, 1916, p. 56.
  3. Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1916), A Souvenir of Massachusetts Legislators, Vol. XXV, Stoughton, Ma: A. M. Bridgman, p. 81.
  4. Who's Who in State Politics, 1914, Boston, MA: Practical Politics, 1914, p. 110.
  5. Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1917), A Souvenir of Massachusetts Legislators, Vol. XXVI, Stoughton, Ma: A. M. Bridgman, p. 97.
  6. Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1915), A Souvenir of Massachusetts Legislators, Vol. XXIV, Stoughton, Ma: A. M. Bridgman, p. 121.
  7. Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1905), A Souvenir of Massachusetts Legislators, Vol. XIV, Stoughton, Ma: A. M. Bridgman, p. 132.
  8. Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1904), A Souvenir of Massachusetts Legislators, Vol. XIII, Stoughton, Ma: A. M. Bridgman, p. 132.
  9. Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1907), A Souvenir of Massachusetts Legislators, Vol. XVI, Stoughton, Ma: A. M. Bridgman, p. 132.
  10. Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1902), A Souvenir of Massachusetts Legislators, Vol. XI, Stoughton, Ma: A. M. Bridgman, p. 183.
  11. Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1904), A Souvenir of Massachusetts Legislators, Vol. XIII, Stoughton, Ma: A. M. Bridgman, p. 171.
  12. "John E. Beck". The Boston Globe. July 26, 1952. p. 5. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
Political offices
Preceded by
Edward E. Willard
24th Mayor of Chelsea, Massachusetts
1908 – June 4, 1908
Succeeded by
Board of Control
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