Jere Beasley
Jere Locke Beasley ( born December 12, 1935 in Tyler, Texas ) is a former American politician. He was from 5 June to July 7, 1972 temporary governor of Alabama.
Political career
Beasley ran in 1970 at the Democratic primary for the office of Lieutenant Governor of Alabama, but missed out the absolute majority. Only in the subsequent run-off elections, he emerged as the winner and was elected later in the office. On May 15, 1972 in Laurel, Maryland made an assassination attempt on governor George Wallace, in which this was shot and seriously injured. Since Wallace was recovering in a hospital in Maryland and was more than 20 days outside the state took over after Alabama's state constitution Beasley as lieutenant governor in the meantime the official duties. He had so held the post from June 5 to July 7, 1972. Beasley was at his renewed candidacy for the office of lieutenant governor in 1974 with Charles Woods against a strong challenger, who won in the first round, but lost in the second against Beasley. After his second term as lieutenant governor in 1974, he tried a nomination for the office of governor to gain; However, he ended up far behind in fifth place.
After the policy
Beasley is currently a senior member of the firm Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, PC; He also represents victims of crime since 1979. During his career as a lawyer, he worked on hundreds of cases. A number of articles published about him in Time Magazine, Business Week and popular magazines. He gained further notoriety through the process against ExxonMobil Corp.. , Where he worked as a co- prosecutor and could reach a verdict over $ 11.9 billion to the State of Alabama. The claims based on breach of contract and fraudulent misrepresentation. Exxon had cheated Alabama field accordance with internationally applicable licensing law, in respect of the natural gas from the Mobile Bay. The resulting anticipated values increase from Exxon as a direct result of this conduct had a value of nearly a billion dollars.
Beasley's field of activity includes the following business areas with a: product liability, insurance fraud, corporate law and personal injury. In addition to his criminal processes he is also involved in many common useful task, such as the American Cancer Society, the American Heart Association, the Lions Club and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He is also on the Supervisory Board of the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce. He is also married to Sara Baker from Adamsville, Alabama. They have three children and four grandchildren. He belongs to the St. James United Methodist Church in Montgomery.