- John Elmes Beale
John Elmes Beale (
December 6 ,1847 –July 1 ,1928 ) was a Englishpolitician andmerchant . He wasMayor ofBournemouth in 1902, 1903 and 1904. He founded Beales, Bournemouth's largestdepartment store .Born in Hartford Terrace, Melcombe Regis, Dorset, England, Beale was also a stalwart of the Richmond Hill Congregational Church to which his great friend, Mr. Okey, introduced him. Beale was largely responsible for securing the services of the Rev. J. D. Jones for the church, after a previous preacher left. He also took over Mr. Okey's draper's store in Commercial Road and turned it into Bealesons. Mr Okey gave up the business following the death of three of his four sons in
World War I .John Elmes Beale died at age 80 in Boscombe, Bournemouth, Hampshire. He and his wife are buried in Wimborne Road Cemetery. [http://www.bournemouth.gov.uk/Residents/Environment/Conservation_Design/Wimborne_Road_Cemetery.asp]
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