Robert K. Beck

Robert Knowlton Beck (July 17, 1915 – January 13, 2004) was an American politician and newspaper publisher from the state of Iowa.[1]

Robert K. Beck
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 4th district
In office
January 12, 1953  January 9, 1955
Preceded byTed D. Clark
Succeeded byKenneth E. Owen
Personal details
Born
Robert Knowlton Beck

(1915-07-17)July 17, 1915
Centerville, Iowa, United States
DiedJanuary 13, 2004(2004-01-13) (aged 88)
Chariton, Iowa, United States
Political partyRepublican
Alma materIowa Wesleyan University

Beck was born in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa in 1915. He graduated from Centerville High School in 1933 and from Iowa Wesleyan College, as it was then known, in 1937. Beck was a veteran of World War II. Following the war, he served as a Republican for one term in the Iowa House of Representatives from January 12, 1953 to January 9, 1955. Beck was the publisher of the Centerville Daily Iowegian newspaper. Beck died in Chariton, Lucas County, Iowa on January 13, 2004. He was interred in Oakland Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.[2]

References

  1. Iowa Legislative Services Agency. "State Representative". Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  2. "Robert Knowlton Beck (1915–2004)". Find A Grave. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by
Ted D. Clark
4th district
1953–1955
Succeeded by
Kenneth Owen


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