Charles Gabriel Beale
Charles Gabriel Beale JP (10 May 1843–1 Sep 1912), third son of William John Beale, was four times Lord Mayor of Birmingham.
Charles Gabriel Beale | |
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| Born | May 10, 1843 |
| Died | September 1, 1912 (aged 69) |
| Occupation | Solicitor |
| Known for | Lord Mayor of Birmingham Sheriff of Merionethshire |
Biography
Beale lived at Maple Bank, Edgbaston, Birmingham and Bryntirion, Dolgelly, Wales. He was a member of Beale and Co. of London and Birmingham, solicitors to the Midland Railway, a director of the London City and Midland Bank, and chairman of the South Staffordshire Waterworks Company. He served as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Birmingham, as Lord Mayor of Birmingham in 1897, 1898, 1899 and 1905, and Sheriff of Merionethshire in 1907. In 1911 he was appointed a member of the Railway Inquiry Commission. He died on 1 September 1912.[1]
Family
Beale married Alice Kenrick (1845–1940), daughter of Timothy Kenrick and Maria Paget, on 7 August 1868.[2] They had four children, Hubert Kenrick, Edith Mary, Edmund Phipson and Norah who married Wilfred Byng Kenrick.