Charles E. "Chuck" Beatley, Jr. (1916 – December 29, 2003) was an American politician who was the mayor of Alexandria, Virginia

Alexandria, Virginia

Alexandria is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2009, the city had a total population of 139,966. Located along the Western bank of the Potomac River, Alexandria is approximately six miles south of downtown Washington, D.C.Like the rest of northern Virginia, as well as...

, from 1967 to 1975, and then again from 1979 to 1985. He was a Democrat

Democratic Party (United States)

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. A native of Ohio

Ohio

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, Beatley earned his undergraduate degree from Ohio State University

Ohio State University

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 in 1938, flew military planes to overseas bases during World War II

World War II

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, and received his master's degree in 1947.

Charles E. Beatley, Jr. Central Library

Alexandria Library, Virginia

Alexandria Library is the public library in Alexandria, Virginia.In 1794, Alexandria Library opened as a private lending library, calling itself Alexandria Library Company. In 1937, Dr. Robert South Barrett donated funds for a public library in memory of his mother, Dr. Kate Waller Barrett...

in Alexandria is named in his honor.