Joseph Henry Beeman was a U.S. Representative

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 from Mississippi

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Born near Gatesville, North Carolina

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, Beeman moved with his parents to Morgan County, Alabama

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, in 1847 and to Mississippi in 1849. He received an academic education, teaching for several years. Beeman then engaged in mercantile pursuits. He served as a lieutenant in the Confederate States Army

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 during the Civil War

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. He served as member of the State house of representatives from 1883–1891. Beeman connected with the Farmers' Alliance

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 and served as chairman of its executive committee. He served as delegate to several State conventions.

Beeman was elected as a Democrat

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 to the Fifty-second Congress (March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893). He was not a candidate for reelection in 1892. Beeman engaged in agricultural pursuits until his death near Lena, Mississippi

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 on July 31, 1909. He was interred in Beeman Cemetery, Lena, Mississippi

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