Congressman Charles Dyer Beckwith

1838 - 1921  (82 years)

• Name	Charles Dyer Beckwith
  Title	Congressman
  Birth	22 Oct 1838	Stillwater, Saratoga Co., New York, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	27 Mar 1921	Chatham, Columbia Co., New York, USA
  Burial	Chatham Center Rural Cemetery, Chatham, Columbia Co., New York, USA
  Notes	Beckwith, Charles D., p. o. Chatham Center, N. Y., was born in Stillwater, N. Y., October 22, 1838. His father was Franklyn C. Beckwith, who spent the early part of his life in connection with railroads and afterwards engaged in the manufacture of iron in Paterson, N. J. His wife was Esther Ann Clarke, and their children were Charles D., Joseph A., and Julia Frances Beckwith. Mr. Beckwith died in 1875. Charles D. Beckwith attended the district schools and New Haven Military School. After leaving school he engaged with his father in the iron business. He was a prominent man in Paterson, serving two terms as mayor of the city, and one term as member of the Fifty-first Congress. He is a member of Columbia Lodge Xo. 98, F. & A. M., is a Knight Templar, and a member of the Royal Arcanum. He was married to Frances C. Jaqua, daughter of Sherman Jaqua. of Connecticut. Their children are Charles E., Fanny J., George A., Claude S., Marion C. and Florence C. (COLUMBIA COUNTY AT THE END OF THE CENTURY, Volume II, 1900) (WIKIPEDIA) Charles D. Beckwith (October 22, 1838, near Coveville, Saratoga County, New York - March 27, 1921, Chatham Center, New York) was an American Republican Party politician from New Jersey who represented the 5th congressional district from 1889 to 1891. Beckwith was born near Coveville, New York (in Sartoga County) on October 22, 1838; attended private schools in Troy, New York, Philadelphia, Worcester, Massachusetts, and a military institution in New Haven, Connecticut. He moved to Paterson, New Jersey in 1860 and engaged in the manufacture of iron. He was member of the board of aldermen in 1882, and mayor of Paterson from 1885-1889. He was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-first Congress, serving in office from March 4, 1889-March 3, 1891, but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1890 to the Fifty-second Congress. After leaving Congress, he resumed manufacturing pursuits. He returned to the State of New York and settled on a farm in the town of Chatham in Columbia County, New York in 1897 and engaged in the management of his farm until his death near Chatham Center on March 27, 1921. He was interred in Chatham Center Rural Cemetery.
  Person ID	I39216	OurNorthernRoots
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2011

  
  

  Father	Franklin Coleman Beckwith,   b. 2 Jul 1817, Schuylerville, Saratoga Co., New York, USA d. 8 Feb 1875, Paterson, Passaic Co., New Jersey, USA (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Esther Ann Clark,   b. 28 Nov 1820, Saratoga, Saratoga Co., New York, USA d. 19 Oct 1891, Paterson, Passaic Co., New Jersey, USA (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	22 Oct 1837
  Family ID	F13942	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Frances C. Jaqua,   b. 1840, Connecticut, USA d. 1911, Chatham, Columbia Co., New York, USA (Age 71 years)
  Children	1. Charles Ellsworth Beckwith,   b. Apr 1864, Paterson, Passaic Co., New Jersey, USA d. Jun 1941, Garnersville, Rockland Co., New York, USA (Age ~ 77 years)   2. Fannie J. Beckwith,   b. 1866, Paterson, Passaic Co., New Jersey, USA d. Dec 1940, Suffern, Rockland Co., New York, USA (Age 74 years)   3. George Alexander Beckwith,   b. 7 Nov 1868, Paterson, Passaic Co., New Jersey, USA d. 15 Mar 1952, Paterson, Passaic Co., New Jersey, USA (Age 83 years) + 4. Marion Crandal Beckwith,   b. 2 Feb 1872, Paterson, Passaic Co., New Jersey, USA d. Mar 1953 (Age 81 years)   5. Claude Selwyn Beckwith,   b. 1 Jul 1874, Paterson, Passaic Co., New Jersey, USA d. 24 Jul 1961, Kinderhook, Columbia Co., New York, USA (Age 87 years)   6. Florence Beckwith,   b. 16 Jun 1876, Paterson, Passaic Co., New Jersey, USA d. 11 Apr 1949, Chatham, Columbia Co., New York, USA (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F13937	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 22 Oct 1838 - Stillwater, Saratoga Co., New York, USA Death - 27 Mar 1921 - Chatham, Columbia Co., New York, USA Burial - - Chatham Center Rural Cemetery, Chatham, Columbia Co., New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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