Allen Carpenter Beach (October 9, 1825 – October 17, 1918) was an American lawyer and politician from New York who served the lieutenant governor of New York from 1869 to 1872.

Life

He was born on October 9, 1825, in Fairfield,

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, the son of Rev. Allen R. Beach (1797–1879) and Amy Brown Beach (1803–c.1890). He graduated from

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in 1848, and was admitted to the bar in 1852. His first wife Abby A. Woodruff died in 1856. In 1862, he married Olivia H. Pickering, and they had one daughter, Amy. Active in politics as a

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, Beach served as chairman of the Jefferson County Democratic Committee, and was a delegate to numerous county and state party conventions. Jefferson County was a Republican stronghold, and Beach ran unsuccessfully for several offices, including county judge. He was a delegate to the

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and

1876 Democratic National Convention The 1876 Democratic National Convention assembled in St. Louis just nine days after the conclusion of the Republican National Convention in Cincinnati. This was the first political convention held west of the Mississippi River. St. Louis was not ...

s. As a

, he was Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1869 to 1872, elected in

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and

1870 Events January–March * January 1 ** The first edition of ''The Northern Echo'' newspaper is published in Priestgate, Darlington, England. ** Plans for the Brooklyn Bridge are completed. * January 3 – Construction of the ...

. He was

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from 1878 to 1879, elected in

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and defeated for re-election in 1879. He died on October 17, 1918, in

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.''Ex-Lieut. Gov. Beach Dies at 93''
in ''

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'' on October 19, 1918

Sources

''Life Sketches of Executive Officers and Members of the Legislature of the State of New York''
by H. H. Boone & Theodore P. Cook (Weed, Parsons & Co., Albany NY, 1870; pg. 15–19) {{DEFAULTSORT:Beach, Allen C. 1825 births 1918 deaths Lieutenant Governors of New York (state) Secretaries of State of New York (state) Union College (New York) alumni People from Herkimer County, New York Politicians from Rochester, New York 19th-century American politicians Lawyers from Rochester, New York 19th-century American lawyers