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Jacob Beeson.
He was one of the charter membars and the first Worshipful Master of St. Joseph Valley Lodge No. 4, the first Masonic Lodge organized west of Jack son, and he assisted in the establishment of the Royal Arch Chapter in Niles, and was for many years a member of Apollo Commandery of Chicago.
Mr. Beeson was never a seeker of office, though always an active man in public affairs. He was a member of the National Democratic committee during the campaign of 1856, which resulted in the election of Mr. Buchanan to the presidency.
He was appointed Receiver of Public Moneys at Detroit, by Mr. Buchanan, in 1857, which necessitated a change of residence from Niles to Detroit, and while residing in the latter city he became a stockholder and director in the Farmers and Mechanics' Bank, of that city, and was also the president and principal
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