Joseph D. Beck

Joseph D. Beck

Joseph David Beck (born March 14, 1866 in Bloomingdale , Vernon County , Wisconsin , †  November 8, 1936 in Madison , Wisconsin) was an American politician . Between 1921 and 1929 he represented the state of Wisconsin in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Joseph Beck attended the public schools in his home country and then taught at various schools in Wisconsin for twelve years. Until 1897 he continued his own education at the State Normal School in Stevens Point . He finished his studies in 1903 after studying at the University of Wisconsin . He had been employed by the Wisconsin State Bureau of Statistics since 1901. Between 1903 and 1913 he was head of the department responsible for labor statistics. Between 1911 and 1913 he was chairman of the International Association of Labor Bureau Officials . From 1913 to 1917, Beck served as chairman of the Wisconsin State Industrial Commission. He was also involved in agricultural affairs and was involved in ranching himself in Vernon County from 1917.

Politically, Beck was a member of the Republican Party . In the congressional elections of 1920 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the seventh constituency of Wisconsin , where he succeeded John J. Esch on March 4, 1921 . After three re-elections, he was able to complete four legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1929 .

In 1928, Joseph Beck decided not to run for the US House of Representatives. Instead, he sought the nomination of his party as a candidate for the gubernatorial election , which, however, went with a narrow margin to Walter J. Kohler . In the following years he continued his activities in agriculture. In 1931 he got a job with the Wisconsin State Department of Agriculture. He held this post until his death on November 8, 1936.

Web links

• Joseph D. Beck in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Joseph D. Beck in the database of Find a Grave (English)