Harry P. Beam

Harry Peter Beam (born November 23, 1892 in Peoria , Illinois , †  December 31, 1967 in Chicago , Illinois) was an American politician . Between 1931 and 1942 he represented the state of Illinois in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1899, Harry Beam came to Chicago with his parents. Later he attended St. Mary's School in Marshalltown ( Iowa ) and the Holy Family School in Chicago. In 1912 he graduated from St. Ignatius College , also in Chicago. After a subsequent law degree at Loyola University there and his admission to the bar in 1916, he began to work in this profession in Chicago. During the First World War he served in the US Navy between May and December 1918 . Between 1923 and 1927 he was Assistant Corporation Counsel on the Advisory Board of the City of Chicago. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party .

In the 1930 congressional elections , Beam was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the fourth constituency of Illinois , where he succeeded Thomas A. Doyle on March 4, 1931 . After five re-elections, he could remain in Congress until his resignation on December 6, 1942 . From 1941 he was chairman of the Committee on Memorials . During his time in Congress, the New Deal laws of the federal government under President Franklin D. Roosevelt were passed there since 1933 . Since 1941, the work of the Congress was also shaped by the events of World War II .

Beam's resignation came after he was elected city judge in Chicago. After several re-elections, he held this office until 1964. He also practiced as a private lawyer. Harry Beam had been retired since 1964. He died on December 31, 1967 in Chicago, where he was also buried.

Web links

• Harry P. Beam in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Harry P. Beam in the database of Find a Grave (English)