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Seth Preston Beers

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Seth Preston Beers
Member of the Connecticut State Senate
In office
1824
3rd Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives
In office
1822–1823
Preceded byElisha Phelps
Succeeded byRalph I. Ingersoll
Clerk of the Connecticut House of Representatives
In office
1821
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
In office
1820–1823
Personal details
BornJuly 1, 1781
Woodbury, Connecticut
DiedSeptember 9, 1863(1863-09-09) (aged 82)
Litchfield, Connecticut
Political partyToleration (1820–1824)
Democratic (1838)
SpouseBelinda Webster
ProfessionLawyer, politician

Seth Preston Beers (July 1, 1781 – September 9, 1863), sometimes listed as Seth P. Beers, was a lawyer and politician from Litchfield, Connecticut.

He attended Litchfield Law School, and was admitted to the bar in 1805. From 1820 to 1825, he served as the state's attorney.

He served in the Connecticut State House of Representatives from 1820 to 1823, serving as clerk in 1821, and was elected speaker in 1822 and 1823, as a Toleration Republican. He also briefly served in the Connecticut State Senate in 1824.[1] He was the Democratic nominee for governor in 1838, and lost to incumbent governor William W. Ellsworth.[2]

He is a sixth-generation ancestor of the actor James Spader.[3]

Party political offices
Preceded by Democratic nominee for Governor of Connecticut
1838
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives
1822, 1823
Succeeded by

References

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  1. ^ "Litchfield Historical Society, The Ledger: Seth P. Beers". Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns". Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  3. ^ "James Spader Family Group". Retrieved September 21, 2020.