16 Facts About Philemon Beecher

Philemon Beecher was an Anglo-American attorney and legislator who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio.

Philemon Beecher was born in Oxford in the Connecticut Colony, the son of Abraham Beecher and Desire Tolles.

Philemon Beecher received a classical education, read law and was admitted to the bar.

Philemon Beecher was the leading lawyer of the Lancaster bar for twenty-five years.

Philemon Beecher was often a barrister at the courthouse in Marietta, Ohio.

Philemon Beecher was a member of Scioto Lodge No 2 Free and Accepted Masons in Ohio.

Philemon Beecher made the acquaintance of Susan Gillespie, a daughter of Neil Gillespie of Brownsville, Pennsylvania when she came to Lancaster on a visit to her sister, Mrs Hugh Boyle.

Originally a Federalist, Philemon Beecher was elected a member of the Ohio House of Representatives in 1803 and again in the three sessions from 1805 to 1807, serving as speaker in 1807.

Philemon Beecher was unsuccessful as a candidate for United States Senator in 1807 against Edward Tiffin.

Philemon Beecher was appointed a major general in the Ohio militia.

Philemon Beecher continued as a director of the bank for many years.

Philemon Beecher was elected as a Federalist from Ohio's 5th congressional district to the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Congresses.

Philemon Beecher was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1820.

In 1826, Philemon Beecher participated as a managing member of The Colonization Society in Lancaster, an organization promoting repatriation to Africa as an alternative to slavery.

Philemon Beecher was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1828 when he was defeated by his brother-in-law, William W Irvin.

Philemon Beecher returned to Lancaster and continued the practice of law until his death there, aged 63, November 30,1839.