Alanson W. Beard

Alanson Wilder Beard (August 20, 1825 – August 27, 1900) was an American who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, as Collector of Customs at the Port of Boston and as the Treasurer of Massachusetts.

Alanson Wilder Beard
Massachusetts Treasurer
In office
1886–1889
GovernorGeorge D. Robinson
Oliver Ames
Preceded byDaniel A. Gleason
Succeeded byGeorge A. Marden
Chairperson of the Massachusetts Republican Party
In office
1885–1886
Preceded byEdward Avery
Succeeded byJ. Henry Gould
In office
1876–1878
Preceded byGeorge B. Loring
Succeeded byAdin Thayer
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office
1884–1885
Collector of Customs
at the Port of Boston
In office
1890–1894
Appointed byBenjamin Harrison
Preceded byLeverett Saltonstall
Succeeded byWinslow Warren
In office
1878–1882
Appointed byRutherford B. Hayes
Preceded byWilliam A. Simmons
Succeeded byRoland Worthington
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office
1870–1871
Personal details
BornAugust 20, 1825[1]
Ludlow, Vermont[1]
DiedAugust 27, 1900 (1900-08-28) (aged 75)
Boston, Massachusetts
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
ChildrenCharles Beard
OccupationClothing merchant[1]

Early life

Beard was born to the son of James and Chloe Bartlett (Wilder) Beard on August 20, 1825, in Ludlow, Vermont.

Bibliography

  • Andrews, Geo. F.: Commonwealth of Massachusetts Official Gazette State Government page 17, (1886).
  • Boston Daily Globe A. W. BEARD DEAD. Twice Collector of the Port of Boston. Prominent in Civil Service Reform Movement. Born in Vermont and in Youth Taught School. Kept Country Store and Then Came to Boston. Leader in Republican Party for Many Years. page 1. (Aug 28, 1900).

Footnotes

  1. Toomey, Daniel P. (1892), Massachusetts of Today: a Memorial of the State, Historical and Biographical, Boston, MA: Columbia Publishing Company, p. 128.
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