Samuel Smith Beman (March 11, 1822 – May 9, 1882) was an American lawyer and politician.
Bemman was born in Mount Zion, Hancock County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. His father was Nathan S. S. Beman and his half-brother was William Lowndes Yancey. He was admitted to the Alabama and New York bars. Beman served in the New York State Assembly, in 1853, from Washington County, New York, and was a member of the Whig Party. In 1855, Beman moved to Saratoga, Winona County, Minnesota with his wife and family and continued to practice law. Beman served in the Minnesota Senate, as a Republican in 1857 and 1858, then from 1872 to 1874, and finally from 1881 to his death in 1882. Beman died in St. Charles, Minnesota.
References
- Minnesota Legislators: Past & Present-Samuel S. Beman
- 'The State Government for 1853,' The New York Times, January 5, 1853
- 'History of Winona County Together With Biographical Matter, Statistics, Etc.,' H.H. Hill and Company, Publishers, Chicago, Illinois, 1883, Samuel S. Beman (deceased), Biographical, Chapter LV, page 656-657
- Beman Family Notes
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