Samuel Smith Beman (March 11, 1822 – May 9, 1882) was an American lawyer and politician. Bemman was born in Mount Zion, Hancock County, in the U.S. state of

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. His father was Nathan S. S. Beman and his half-brother was

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. He was admitted to the Alabama and New York bars. Beman served in the

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, in 1853, from

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, and was a member of the Whig Party. In 1855, Beman moved to Saratoga,

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with his wife and family and continued to practice law. Beman served in the

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, as a Republican in 1857 and 1858, then from 1872 to 1874, and finally from 1881 to his death in 1882. Beman died in St. Charles, Minnesota.Beman Family Notes
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