- Clifton B. Beach
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Clifton Bailey Beach Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 20th districtIn office
March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899Preceded by William J. White Succeeded by Fremont O. Phillips Personal details Born September 16, 1845
Sharon, OhioDied November 15, 1902 (aged 57)
Rocky River, OhioPolitical party Republican Signature Clifton Bailey Beach (September 16, 1845 – November 15, 1902) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.
Born in Sharon, Ohio, Beach moved to Cleveland with his parents in 1857. He attended the common schools and was graduated from Western Reserve College, Hudson, Ohio, in 1871. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1872 and commenced practice in Cleveland. He served as deputy collector of customs at Cleveland. He retired from the practice of law in 1884 and engaged in the manufacture of wire nails, staples, and rods.
Beach was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1895-March 3, 1899). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1898. He resumed his former manufacturing pursuits in Cleveland. He died at Rocky River, Ohio, November 15, 1902. He was interred in Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio
- People from Hamilton County, Ohio
- People from Cleveland, Ohio
- Burials at Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland
- Case Western Reserve University alumni
- Ohio lawyers
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