Robert Emmett Beckham
Robert Emmett Beckham | |
|---|---|
| 3rd Mayor of Fort Worth, TX | |
| In office August 8, 1878 – April 12, 1880 | |
| Preceded by | Giles Hiram Day |
| Succeeded by | John T. Brown |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 13, 1844 Murray, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | June 9, 1910 (aged 66) Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
| Profession | Mayor |
Robert Emmett Beckham (April 13, 1844 – June 9, 1910) was an American lawyer and politician.[1]
Career
[edit]Beckham was born on April 13, 1844, in Murray, Kentucky, to Pleasant H. Brown and Sarah Francis Churchill. During the American Civil War, he served in Company F, First Kentucky Infantry Regiment in the Confederate States Army. He was captured and exchanged in Vicksburg during December 1862.[2]
In 1878, he was elected mayor of Fort Worth, Texas, he served until April 12, 1880. He was then elected county judge, holding that office two terms.[3]
Beckham died on June 9, 1910, and is buried at the Oakwood Cemetery.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Congress, United States (1956). Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the ... Congress. U.S. Government Printing Office.
- ^ "Judge Robert E. Beckham biography | GenealogyMagazine.com". 2017-05-16. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
- ^ "Historical List of Tarrant County Judges and Commissioners". www.tarrantcountytx.gov. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
- ^ Footprints. Fort Worth Genealogical Society. 1995.
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