Curtis Coe Bean

Curtis Coe Bean (born January 4, 1828 in Tamworth , Carroll County , New Hampshire , † February 1, 1904 in New York City ) was an American politician . Between 1885 and 1887 he represented the Arizona Territory in the US House of Representatives as a delegate .

Early years

After the early death of his father, Curtis Bean moved with his mother to Gilmanton in Belknap County . There he attended the Gilmanton Academy . He later studied at Phillips Exeter Academy and at Union College in Schenectady ( New York ). In the early 1850s he moved to New York City, where he was employed by the Customs Service. He also began speculating on the stock market, among other things. Curtis Bean was also studying law at the time.

Political rise

During the Civil War , Curtis Bean was a contractor to the Union Army, which he supplied with supplies. In 1864 he moved to Tennessee , where he settled first in Columbia and then in Nashville . There he worked from 1866 to 1867 as a public prosecutor. Bean became a member of the Republican Party . From 1867 to 1868 he was a member of the House of Representatives from Tennessee . In 1868 he moved to Prescott , Arizona Territory. There he again supplied the US Army with supplies. But he was also involved in other areas such as retail trade, mining, cattle breeding and the railroad. In 1876 he ran unsuccessfully for the post of Congress delegate. In 1879 he was elected to the Arizona Territory Senate.

In the congressional elections of 1876 he was elected to succeed Granville Henderson Oury as a delegate in the US Congress . There he completed a legislative period between March 4, 1885 and March 3, 1887. In the elections of 1886 he had to cede his mandate to Marcus A. Smith of the Democratic Party .

Another résumé

After his tenure in the House of Representatives, Bean returned to business in the Arizona Territory. In 1889 he moved to New York City. But he kept a residence and business in Arizona. In 1901 he was under discussion as territorial governor, but was not appointed to this office after all. Curtis Bean died on February 1, 1904 in New York City and was buried there.

Web links

• Curtis Coe Bean in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Curtis Coe Bean in the database of Find a Grave (English)