Philip Dane Beall Jr. (June 15, 1915 – April 12, 1988) was an American politician in the state of

Florida Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic ...

. He served in the Florida State Senate from 1947 to 1962 as a Democratic member for the 2nd district. He succeeded his father, Philip D. Beall Sr. in the State Senate after his death in 1947. He was a member of the

Pork Chop Gang The Pork Chop Gang was a group of 20 Democratic Party legislators from rural areas of North Florida who worked together to dominate the Florida legislature, especially to maintain segregation and conserve the disproportionate political power of m ...

, a group of legislators from rural areas that dominated the state legislature due to malapportionment and used their power to engage in McCarthyist tactics.

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1915 births 1988 deaths Politicians from Pensacola, Florida Democratic Party Florida state senators Pork Chop Gang 20th-century members of the Florida Legislature {{Florida-FLSenate-stub