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  Beall, James Glenn
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NameJames Glenn Beall
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Frostburg, Maryland , United States
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Born June 05, 1894
DiedJanuary 14, 1971 (76 years)
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Jan 20, 2017 02:02pm
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Info(father of John Glenn Beall, Jr.), a Representative and a Senator from Maryland; born in Frostburg, Allegany County, Md., June 5, 1894; attended the public schools and Gettysburg College; during the First World War served in the Ordnance Corps, United States Army 1918-1919, being discharged as a sergeant; engaged in the insurance and real-estate business; member of the Allegany County Road Commission 1923-1930; member, State senate 1930-1934; member and chairman of the Maryland State Road Commission 1938-1939; elected as a Republican to the Seventy-eighth and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1943-January 3, 1953); was not a candidate for reelection in 1952; elected to the United States Senate as a Republican in 1952, reelected in 1958 and served from January 3, 1953, to January 3, 1965; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1964; returned to Frostburg, Md., and resumed his insurance business; died in Frostburg, Md., January 14, 1971; interment in Frostburg Memorial Park.


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Son J. Glenn Beall, Jr. 1927-2006

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  11/03/1964 MD US Senate Lost 37.22% (-25.55%)
  05/19/1964 MD US Senate - R Primary Won 59.78% (+28.87%)
  11/04/1958 MD US Senate Won 51.18% (+2.37%)
  05/20/1958 MD US Senate - R Primary Won 91.00% (+82.01%)
  11/04/1952 MD US Senate Won 52.54% (+5.08%)
  05/05/1952 MD US Senate - R Primary Won 52.85% (+20.77%)
  11/07/1950 MD District 6 Won 61.89% (+23.78%)
  11/02/1948 MD District 6 Won 55.34% (+10.68%)
  11/05/1946 MD District 6 Won 58.07% (+16.14%)
  11/07/1944 MD District 6 Won 57.89% (+15.79%)
  11/03/1942 MD District 6 Won 59.45% (+18.90%)
  09/08/1942 MD District 6 - R Primary Won 67.60% (+35.20%)
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