Edward E. Beidleman
{{Short description|American politician (1873-1929}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Edward E. Beidleman
| image = Edward E Beidleman (cropped).png
| caption =
| order = 12th
| office = Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
| term_start = January 20, 1919
| term_end = January 15, 1923
| governor = William Sproul
| predecessor = Frank McClain
| successor = David J. Davis
| state2 = Pennsylvania
| state_senate2 = Pennsylvania
| district2 = 15th
| term_start2 = January 7, 1913
| term_end2 = January 20, 1919
| predecessor2 = John Fox
| successor2 = Frank Smith
| state_house3 = Pennsylvania
| district3 = Dauphin County
| term_start3 = January 3, 1905
| term_end3 = February 15, 1906
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| successor3 =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1873|07|08}}
| birth_place = Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1929|04|09|1873|07|08}}
| death_place = Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| resting_place = Harrisburg Cemetery, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| spouse =
| profession =
| party = Republican
| alma_mater =
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Edward Ensinger Beidleman (July 8, 1873 – April 9, 1929) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for Dauphin County from 1905 to 1908, the Pennsylvania Senate for the 15th district from 1913 to 1918 and as the 12th lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania from 1919 to 1923.
Early life and education
Beidleman was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to Thomas and Susan (Ensinger) Beidleman. He attended the public schools, graduated from Harrisburg High School in 1892 and received a degree from the Keystone Business College.{{cite web |title=Pennsylvania Senate - Edward Ensinger Beidleman Biography |url=https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/BiosHistory/MemBio.cfm?ID=4690&body=S |website=www.legis.state.pa.us |accessdate=2 July 2019}}
He studied law under Samuel McCarrell and was accepted to the Dauphin County bar on January 28, 1898.
Business career
Political career
He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for Dauphin County from 1905 to 1908. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1913 to 1919 including as President pro tempore from 1917 to 1918. He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania in 1924. He had an unsuccessful campaign for Governor of Pennsylvania in 1928.{{cite web |title=Pennsylvania House of Representatives - EDWARD E. BEIDLEMAN Biography |url=https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/BiosHistory/MemBio.cfm?ID=2740&body=H |website=legis.state.pa.us |accessdate=2 July 2019}}
He died on April 9, 1929, in Harrisburg of a heart attack{{cite news |title=Edward E. Beidleman Dies of Heart attack |url=https://cdsun.library.cornell.edu/cgi-bin/cornell?a=d&d=CDS19290410.2.21 |accessdate=4 July 2019 |newspaper=The Cornell Daily Sun |date=April 10, 1929}} and was interred at Harrisburg Cemetery.{{cite web |last1=Kestenbaum |first1=Lawrence |title=Beetham to Belch |url=https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/beetle-belch.html |website=politicalgraveyard.com |publisher=The Political Graveyard |access-date=10 April 2024}}
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Category:19th-century American lawyers
Category:20th-century American lawyers
Category:20th-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly
Category:Burials at Harrisburg Cemetery
Category:Lieutenant governors of Pennsylvania
Category:Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Category:Republican Party Pennsylvania state senators