{{Short description|American politician (1782–1866)}} <!-- This article was automatically created by User:polbot from http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000277. The prose may be stilted, and there may be grammatical and Wikification errors. Please improve in any way you see fit. --> {{Infobox officeholder | name = Benning Moulton Bean | image = Benning M. Bean.jpg | state = New Hampshire | district = At-Large | term_start = March 4, 1833 | term_end = March 3, 1837 | preceded = John Brodhead | succeeded = Charles G. Atherton | office2 = Member of the New Hampshire Senate | term_start2 = 1831 | term_end2 = 1832 | predecessor2 = | successor2 = | office3 = Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives | term_start3 = 1827 | term_end3 = 1827 | predecessor3 = | successor3 = | office4 = Member of the New Hampshire Senate | term_start4 = 1824 | term_end4 = 1826 | predecessor4 = | successor4 = | office5 = Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives | term_start5 = 1815 | term_end5 = 1823 | predecessor5 = | successor5 = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1782|01|09}} | birth_place = Moultonborough, New Hampshire, U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|1866|02|06|1782|01|09|mf=yes}} | death_place = Moultonborough, New Hampshire, U.S. | resting_place = Bean Cemetery<br>Moultonborough, New Hampshire | spouse = Eliza Ramsey Bean<br>Lydia Adams Bean | children = John Q. A. Bean<br>Benjamin F. Bean<br>A. A. Bean<br>George L. Bean<br>William E. Bean<br>Hannah J. Bean | relations = | profession = Farmer<br>Politician | party = Jacksonian | alma_mater = }}

'''Benning Moulton Bean''' (January 9, 1782&nbsp;– February 6, 1866) was an American farmer and politician. He served as a United States representative from New Hampshire, as a member of the New Hampshire Senate, and as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives.

==Early life and career== Born in Moultonborough, New Hampshire, Bean was the son of Moody Bean.<ref>{{cite book|last=Metcalf|first=Henry Harrison and McClintock, John Norris|title=The Granite Monthly: A New Hampshire Magazine Devoted to History, Biography, Literature, and State Progress, Volume 5|year=1882|publisher=H.H. Metcalf|page=167|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ELQVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA165 }}</ref> He attended public schools, received private tutoring and became involved in teaching and agricultural pursuits.

==Political career== He served as Selectman for Moultonborough from 1811 to 1829 and from 1832 to 1838.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.moultonboroughhistory.org/MHS%20Articles%20&%20Tidbits/Articles/MHS%206th%20Grade%20Essays/The%20History%20of%20Moultonborough%201600%20-%201930.pdf|title= Bean Cemetery|publisher= Moultonborough Historical Society|accessdate= January 21, 2014}}</ref> He was Justice of the Peace in 1816,<ref>{{cite web|url= https://archive.org/stream/newhampshireann_1828farm/newhampshireann_1828farm_djvu.txt|title= The New-Hampshire annual register|publisher=The New-Hampshire annual register, and United States calendar|accessdate= January 21, 2014}}</ref> and trustee of Sandwich Academy in 1824.<ref>{{cite book|last=Parker|first=Benjamin Franklin|title=History of Wolfeborough (New Hampshire)|year=1901|publisher=Press of Caustic & Claflin|page=[https://archive.org/details/historywolfebor00parkgoog/page/n466 406]|url=https://archive.org/details/historywolfebor00parkgoog }}</ref> A member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1815 to 1823, Bean also served in the New Hampshire Senate from 1824 to 1826.<ref>{{cite book|last=United States. Government Printing Office|title=Congressional serial set|year=1918|publisher=United States. Government Printing Office|page=466|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aMlTAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA466 }}</ref> He served as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives again in 1827. In 1829, he was member of the Governor's council.<ref>{{cite book|last=Merrill|first=Georgia Drew|title=History of Carroll County, New Hampshire|year=1889|publisher=W.A. Fergusson & Company|url=https://archive.org/details/historyofcarroll89merr |page=[https://archive.org/details/historyofcarroll89merr/page/404 404]}}</ref>

Bean served in the New Hampshire Senate again in 1831 and 1832, and was president of the State Senate in 1832.<ref>{{cite book|title=Benning Moulton Bean|year = 1889|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nQE2AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA419 |publisher=History of Carroll County, New Hampshire|isbn = 9780598556844|accessdate=19 January 2014}}</ref> He was elected as a Jacksonian candidate to the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Congresses, serving in Congress March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837. During his time in Congress, Bean was an advocate for temperance and helped form the '''Congressional Temperance Society''' with George N. Briggs in 1833. He served as president of the society.<ref>{{cite book|last=Merrill|first=Georgia Drew|title=History of Carroll County, New Hampshire|year=1889|publisher=W.A. Fergusson & Company|page=[https://archive.org/details/historyofcarroll89merr/page/404 404]|url=https://archive.org/details/historyofcarroll89merr }}</ref> He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1836, and resumed teaching and agricultural pursuits in Moultonborough,

==Death== Bean died in Moultonborough, Carroll County, New Hampshire on February 6, 1866 (age 84 years, 28 days). He is interred at Bean Cemetery in Moultonborough.<ref>{{cite book|last=Spencer|first=Thomas E.|title=Where They're Buried: A Directory Containing More Than Twenty Thousand Names of Notable Persons Buried in American Cemeteries, with Listings of Many Prominent People who Were Cremated|year=1998|publisher=Genealogical Publishing Com|page=221|isbn=9780806348230|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eLWao2lIGTEC&pg=PA221 }}</ref>

==Personal life== On May 31, 1812, Bean married Eliza Ramsey. They had one daughter who died in childhood. After Eliza's death, he married Lydia Adams on October 30, 1817. They had six sons and four daughters together, including John Q. A. Bean, Benjamin F. Bean, A. A. Bean, George L. Bean, William E. Bean and Hannah J. Bean.<ref>{{cite book|last=Metcalf|first=Henry Harrison and McClintock, John Norris|title=The Granite Monthly: A New Hampshire Magazine Devoted to History, Biography, Literature, and State Progress, Volume 5|year=1882|publisher=H.H. Metcalf|page=167|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ELQVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA165 }}</ref>

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==External links== *[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000277 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress] *{{Find a Grave|6958024}}

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