Fernando Cortez Beaman

Republican Representative of Michigan's 1st district

  • Representative

    Michigan, district 1

    March 4, 1869 - March 3, 1871

5

Congresses Served

5

House Terms

June 28, 1814 (68 years old)

Birthday

September 27, 1882

Death

  • Born in Chester, Vermont, and later moved to New York and Michigan.
  • Worked as a teacher before studying law and becoming a lawyer.
  • Held various legal positions, including prosecuting attorney for Lenawee County and city attorney of Adrian.
  • Involved in the founding of the Republican Party in Michigan in 1854.
  • Served as a delegate to the first Republican National Convention in 1856.
  • Elected mayor of Adrian in 1856 and served as judge of the probate court of Lenawee County from 1856 to 1860.
  • Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, serving from 1861 to 1871, representing both the 2nd and 1st congressional districts of Michigan.
  • Chaired the House Committee on Roads and Canals during the Thirty-ninth Congress.
  • Returned to legal practice after declining renomination in 1870.
  • Reappointed and later elected as judge of probate court of Lenawee County in the early 1870s.
  • Declined appointments to the U.S. Senate and Michigan Supreme Court due to health issues.
  • Married with three children.