George M. Beebe

George Monroe Beebe ( born October 28, 1836 in New Vernon, Orange County, New York, † March 4, 1927 in Ellenville, New York ) was an American politician. He held office from 1860 to 1861 as the last Governor of the Kansas Territory, and later represented the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Early years

George Beebe attended the local schools of his home. Then he studied at the Albany Law University law. After his successful exams and qualifying as a lawyer in 1857, he opened a law office in Monticello. In 1858 he moved to the Kansas Territory, where he was a member of the government.

Political career in Kansas

In 1859, Beebe was appointed to this Territory by President James Buchanan as Secretary of State. Following the resignation of Governor Samuel Medary end of 1860 Beebe was his successor. At this time, the new constitution of the future state of Kansas was already designed and already the first governor of the new state was established in December 1860 elected Charles L. Robinson. The new government took on 9 February 1861 their service. This ended Beebe's tenure as governor.

Congressman

After the end of his time in Kansas Beebe moved to Saint Joseph in Missouri. In 1863 he settled in Virginia City (Nevada ), where he worked as a lawyer for a short time. Soon after, he returned to Monticello, where he edited the newspaper " Republican Watchman ". Between 1872 and 1873 he was a deputy in the New York State Assembly. He also held in the National Guard of that State to the rank of colonel. Between 1875 and 1879 he sat as a Member of the Democratic Party in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington. There he worked on several committees. After the end of his time in Washington, he was working as a journalist again. Between 1883 and 1900 he was a judge in New York State. Beebe was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions of 1876, 1880 and 1892.

In 1892 he moved from Monticello Ellenville, also in New York State. In 1900 he retired from politics. Beebe devoted himself to his private life. He died in 1927 in Ellenville and was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in Newburgh.