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Title: History of Illinois Republicanism, embracing a history of the Republican party in the state to the present time ... with biographies of its founders and supporters ... also a chronological statement of important political events since 1774
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Raum, Green B. (Green Berry), 1829-1909
Subjects: Republican Party (U.S.)
Publisher: Chicago, Rollins Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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tant conventions, and contributed largely to the success of many prominentRepublicans, but sought no office for himself. He was connected with theBoard of Education of Dubuque for a number of years. His efforts mainlysecured the establishment of the High School and the introduction of highermathematics, Greek, Latin and chemistry; and inaugurated for all the schoolsa proper system of examinations for teachers. Mr. Beach was Lieutenant ofCompany A, Forty-fourth Iowa Infantry Volunteers in the Civil War, andwas in command of the company most of the time it was in service. In 1884 he removed his family to Chicago, and began the practice of law,gaining a large business. His practice embraces more especially insurance,corporation, trade mark and real estate cases, not only in Chicago, but theNorthwestern States. A number of the cases he has fought and won in theSupreme Courts of the States and of the United States are leading authorities onthe questions involved and determined in them. 348
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7fUfvnrH~ H. § fL^a^H^ ;49 Mr. Beach was a member of the Alpha Delta Phi Society in college. Hebelongs to the Grand Army of the Republic, is a Companion of the Illinois Com-mandery of the Loyal Legion, and a member of the Union League Club, Ameri-can Bar Association and American Historical Association. He is a memberof the Second Presbyterian Church of Chicago; was an elder in that church inSenaca Falls, N. Y., and Dubuque, Iowa. Myron H. Beach was married December 23, 1857, to Helen Mary Hoskins,,daughter of the leading merchant of Seneca Falls, N. Y. Her fathers ancestorswere Puritans, who settled in Connecticut. Her mother is a descendant of theLivingstons of New York, and a cousin of Commodore Melcanthon TaylorWoolsey. Mr. and Mrs. Beachs eldest son is Captain Lansing H. Beach, U. S. A.ra graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, in theEngineer Corps, and is now Engineer Commissioner of the District of Colum-bia. The second son is Harry L. Beach, a prominent c

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