Samuel Beale

Samuel Beale
Samuel Beale; MP JP
Member of Parliament ; for Derby
	In office; 28 March 1857 – 12 July 1865 Serving with Michael Thomas Bass
Preceded by	Michael Thomas Bass; Lawrence Heyworth
Succeeded by	Michael Thomas Bass; William Thomas Cox
Personal details
Born	4 June 1803; Birmingham, England
Died	11 September 1874 (aged 71)
Nationality	British
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Emma Butcher (m. 1823)
Parents	William Beale; Sarah

Samuel Beale (4 June 1803 – 11 September 1874)[1] was a British Liberal Party politician, banker and industrialist.[2]

Early life

Beale was born in Birmingham in 1803 to William and Sarah and, in 1823, married Emma Butcher, daughter of Unitarian minister Edmund Butcher.[3] At some point this marriage ended, and he remarried to a Mary. He had at least two sons, William Lansdowne (born 1828–29) and Arthur, and two daughters.[2] He was also the uncle of William Beale, a barrister and fellow Liberal politician.[4]

In early life he was a glass and lead merchant before, in 1836, founded the Birmingham and Midland Bank.[2] He also became Director of Union Bank UK.[3]

In 1844, he became Chairman of the Midland Railway, a post he held for 20 years, and in 1849 a Justice of the Peace for Birmingham. In 1853, he was an ironmaster and partner in the Park Gate Iron and Steel Company.[2]

Political career

Beale started his career in politics in 1841 when he was named as Mayor of Birmingham, and became one of the town's first councillors.[2]

Beale was elected MP for Derby in 1857 and held the seat until 1865.[5]

Unitarian activities

Beale was an active unitarian follower, becoming a Member of Church of the Messiah, Birmingham and vice-president of the British and Foreign Unitarian Association. During the 1857 general election, which he was contending, Beale attended a service despite being warned that he would lose if he did so.[3]

References

Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 1)
"Samuel Beale". Grace's Guide to British Industrial History. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
"Transactions of the Unitarian Historical Society Supplement" (PDF). Unitarian History. April 2009. p. 5. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
Andrew Rowley, Beale family in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, OUP online, 2004-12
Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) |format= requires |url= (help) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Samuel Beale

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Michael Thomas Bass Lawrence Heyworth	Member of Parliament for Derby 1857–1865 With: Michael Thomas Bass	Succeeded by Michael Thomas Bass William Thomas Cox

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[1] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 1)

[gracesguide-2] "Samuel Beale". Grace's Guide to British Industrial History. Retrieved 6 February 2018.

[unitarian-3] "Transactions of the Unitarian Historical Society Supplement" (PDF). Unitarian History. April 2009. p. 5. Retrieved 6 February 2018.

[4] Andrew Rowley, Beale family in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, OUP online, 2004-12

[craig1832-5] Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) |format= requires |url= (help) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.