Benning M. Bean

Benning Moulton Bean (January 9, 1782 – 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.

Benning Moulton Bean
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire's At-Large district
In office March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837
Preceded by	John Brodhead
Succeeded by	Charles G. Atherton
Member of the New Hampshire Senate
In office 1831–1832
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
In office 1827–1827
Member of the New Hampshire Senate
In office 1824–1826
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
In office 1815–1823
Personal details
Born	January 9, 1782 Moultonborough, New Hampshire, U.S.
Died	February 6, 1866 (aged 84) Moultonborough, New Hampshire, U.S.
Resting place	Bean Cemetery Moultonborough, New Hampshire
Citizenship	US
Political party	Jacksonian
Spouse(s)	Eliza Ramsey Bean Lydia Adams Bean
Children	John Q. A. Bean Benjamin F. Bean A. A. Bean George L. Bean William E. Bean Hannah J. Bean
Profession	Farmer Politician

Early life and career

Born in Moultonborough, New Hampshire, Bean was the son of Moody Bean.[1] He attended public schools, received private tutoring and became involved in teaching and agricultural pursuits.

Political career

He served as Selectman for Moultonborough from 1811–1829 and from 1832–1838.[2] He was Justice of the Peace in 1816,[3] and trustee of Sandwich Academy in 1824.[4] A member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1815–1823, Bean also served in the New Hampshire Senate from 1824–1826.[5] 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.[6]

Bean served in the New Hampshire Senate again in 1831 and 1832, and was president of the State Senate in 1832.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9]

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.[10]

References

1. Metcalf, Henry Harrison and McClintock, John Norris (1882). The Granite Monthly: A New Hampshire Magazine Devoted to History, Biography, Literature, and State Progress, Volume 5. H.H. Metcalf. p. 167.
2. "Bean Cemetery" (PDF). Moultonborough Historical Society. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
3. "The New-Hampshire annual register". The New-Hampshire annual register, and United States calendar. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
4. Parker, Benjamin Franklin (1901). History of Wolfeborough (New Hampshire). Press of Caustic & Claflin. p. 406.
5. United States. Government Printing Office (1918). Congressional serial set. United States. Government Printing Office. p. 466.
6. Merrill, Georgia Drew (1889). History of Carroll County, New Hampshire. W.A. Fergusson & Company. p. 404.
7. Benning Moulton Bean. History of Carroll County, New Hampshire. 1889. ISBN 9780598556844. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
8. Merrill, Georgia Drew (1889). History of Carroll County, New Hampshire. W.A. Fergusson & Company. p. 404.
9. Spencer, Thomas E. (1998). 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. Genealogical Publishing Com. p. 221. ISBN 9780806348230.
10. Metcalf, Henry Harrison and McClintock, John Norris (1882). The Granite Monthly: A New Hampshire Magazine Devoted to History, Biography, Literature, and State Progress, Volume 5. H.H. Metcalf. p. 167.

External links

• Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Benning M. Bean at Find a Grave

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.