Samuel Beale

Samuel Beale (4 June 1803 – 11 September 1874)[1] was a British Liberal Party politician, banker and industrialist.[2]

Not to be confused with Samuel Beall or Samuel Bealey.

Samuel Beale
MP JP
Member of Parliament
for Derby
In office
28 March 1857 – 12 July 1865
Serving with Michael Thomas Bass
Preceded byMichael Thomas Bass
Lawrence Heyworth
Succeeded byMichael Thomas Bass
William Thomas Cox
Personal details
Born4 June 1803
Birmingham, England
Died11 September 1874(1874-09-11) (aged 71)
Political partyLiberal
Spouse
Emma Butcher
​
(m. 1823)​
Parent(s)William Beale
Sarah

Early life

Beale was born in Birmingham in 1803 to William and Sarah and, in 1823, married Emma Butcher, daughter of Unitarian minister Edmund Butcher.[3] At some point this marriage ended, and he remarried to a Mary. He had at least two sons, William Lansdowne (born 1828–29) and Arthur, and two daughters.[2] He was also the uncle of William Beale, a barrister and fellow Liberal politician.[4]

In early life he was a glass and lead merchant before, in 1836, founded the Birmingham and Midland Bank.[2] He also became Director of Union Bank UK.[3]

In 1844, he became Chairman of the Midland Railway, a post he held for 20 years, and in 1849 a Justice of the Peace for Birmingham. In 1853, he was an ironmaster and partner in the Park Gate Iron and Steel Company.[2]

Political career

Beale started his career in politics in 1841 when he was appointed as Mayor of Birmingham, and became one of the town's first councillors.[2]

Beale was elected MP for Derby in 1857 and held the seat until 1865.[5]

Unitarian activities

Beale was an active unitarian follower, becoming a Member of Church of the Messiah, Birmingham and vice-president of the British and Foreign Unitarian Association. During the 1857 general election, which he was contending, Beale attended a service despite being warned that he would lose if he did so.[3]

References
  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 1)
  2. "Samuel Beale". Grace's Guide to British Industrial History. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  3. "Transactions of the Unitarian Historical Society Supplement" (PDF). Unitarian History. April 2009. p. 5. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  4. Andrew Rowley, Beale family in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, OUP online, 2004–12
  5. Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
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