| Office | Member of Parliament for Derby |
|---|---|
| Term start | 28 March 1857 |
| Term end | 12 July 1865 |
| Alongside | Michael Thomas Bass |
| Predecessor | Michael Thomas Bass Lawrence Heyworth |
| Successor | Michael Thomas Bass William Thomas Cox |
| Birth date | 4 June 1803 |
| Birth place | Birmingham, England |
| Death date | 11 September 1874 (aged 71) |
| Party | Liberal |
| Parents | William Beale Sarah |
| Spouse | Emma Butcher (m. 1823) |
Samuel Beale (4 June 1803 – 11 September 1874)[1] was a British Liberal Party politician, banker and industrialist.[2]
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 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
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- ^ "Samuel Beale". Grace's Guide to British Industrial History. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "Transactions of the Unitarian Historical Society Supplement". Unitarian History. April 2009. p. 5. Archived from the original on 29 July 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ Andrew Rowley, Beale family in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, OUP online, 2004–12
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885. 1st ed. London: Macmillan Press. 1977. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
External links
- Beale of Drumlamford and Standen House, baronets on the 'Landed families of Britain and Ireland' site