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Judge George Noah Beamer Sr.

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Judge George Noah Beamer Sr.

Birth
Bowling Green, Clay County, Indiana, USA
Death
21 Oct 1974 (aged 70)
Burial
Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
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Son of Jasper Franklin Beamer &
Frances Matilda Roush
Youngest of six children;
1 sister & 4 brothers
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1889 Zenos Adolphus***see below
1892 Paul Bruce***see below
1894 Joy DeWitt***see below
1897 Infant Boy***see below
1899 Infant Girl***see below

Married Charlotte L. Hoover
14 May 1932 St. Joseph Co, IN
Father of two children;
1 daughter & 1 son
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Judith Ann (Roempagel)
George Noah, Jr.

Obituary
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George N. Beamer (October 9, 1904 – October 21, 1974) was a United States federal judge.

Born in Bowling Green, Indiana, Beamer received an LL.B. from Notre Dame Law School in 1929. He was in private practice in South Bend, Indiana from 1929 to 1962. He was a City Judge in South Bend, Indiana from 1933 to 1935, a prosecuting attorney of St. Joseph County, Indiana from 1937 to 1939, and a city attorney of South Bend from 1939 to 1941. He was the state Democrat Attorney General of Indiana from 1942 to 1944. He chaired the Indiana Public Service Commission in Indianapolis from 1943 to 1944.

On March 8, 1962, Beamer was nominated by President John F. Kennedy to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana created by 75 Stat. 80. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 11, 1962, and received his commission on April 12, 1962. He served as chief judge from 1972 until his death in 1974.

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Optimist Club Politicians, Biographical Sketch
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George N. Beamer (1904-1974) — of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind. Born in Bowling Green, Clay County, Ind., October 9, 1904. Democrat. Lawyer; St. Joseph County Prosecuting Attorney, 1937-38; candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1938; Indiana state attorney general, 1941-42; defeated, 1942; U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Indiana, 1962-74; died in office 1974. Brethren. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Optimist Club; American Bar Association. Died October 21, 1974 (age 70 years, 12 days).
Son of Jasper Franklin Beamer &
Frances Matilda Roush
Youngest of six children;
1 sister & 4 brothers
*************************
1889 Zenos Adolphus***see below
1892 Paul Bruce***see below
1894 Joy DeWitt***see below
1897 Infant Boy***see below
1899 Infant Girl***see below

Married Charlotte L. Hoover
14 May 1932 St. Joseph Co, IN
Father of two children;
1 daughter & 1 son
*************************
Judith Ann (Roempagel)
George Noah, Jr.

Obituary
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George N. Beamer (October 9, 1904 – October 21, 1974) was a United States federal judge.

Born in Bowling Green, Indiana, Beamer received an LL.B. from Notre Dame Law School in 1929. He was in private practice in South Bend, Indiana from 1929 to 1962. He was a City Judge in South Bend, Indiana from 1933 to 1935, a prosecuting attorney of St. Joseph County, Indiana from 1937 to 1939, and a city attorney of South Bend from 1939 to 1941. He was the state Democrat Attorney General of Indiana from 1942 to 1944. He chaired the Indiana Public Service Commission in Indianapolis from 1943 to 1944.

On March 8, 1962, Beamer was nominated by President John F. Kennedy to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana created by 75 Stat. 80. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 11, 1962, and received his commission on April 12, 1962. He served as chief judge from 1972 until his death in 1974.

Note***
Optimist Club Politicians, Biographical Sketch
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George N. Beamer (1904-1974) — of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind. Born in Bowling Green, Clay County, Ind., October 9, 1904. Democrat. Lawyer; St. Joseph County Prosecuting Attorney, 1937-38; candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1938; Indiana state attorney general, 1941-42; defeated, 1942; U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Indiana, 1962-74; died in office 1974. Brethren. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Optimist Club; American Bar Association. Died October 21, 1974 (age 70 years, 12 days).


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