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.
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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Early life
editHoratio Beck was born on March 7, 1810, at the Beck farm in Kent County, Maryland, to John Beck.[1]
Career
editBeck 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
editBeck 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]
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.
