Alanson W. Beard

Alanson Wilder Beard
Alanson Wilder Beard
Massachusetts Treasurer
	In office; 1886–1889
Governor	George D. Robinson; Oliver Ames
Preceded by	Daniel A. Gleason
Succeeded by	George A. Marden
Chairperson of the Massachusetts Republican Party
	In office; 1885–1886
Preceded by	Edward Avery
Succeeded by	J. Henry Gould
	In office; 1876–1878
Preceded by	George B. Loring
Succeeded by	Adin Thayer
Member of the; Massachusetts House of Representatives
	In office; 1884–1885
Collector of Customs; at the Port of Boston
	In office; 1890–1894
Appointed by	Benjamin Harrison
Preceded by	Leverett Saltonstall
Succeeded by	Winslow Warren
	In office; 1878–1882
Appointed by	Rutherford B. Hayes
Preceded by	William A. Simmons
Succeeded by	Roland Worthington
Member of the; Massachusetts House of Representatives
	In office; 1870–1871
Personal details
Born	August 20, 1825; Ludlow, Vermont
Died	August 27, 1900 (aged 75); Boston, Massachusetts
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Children	Charles Beard
Occupation	Clothing merchant
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Alanson Wilder Beard (August 20, 1825 – August 27, 1900) was an American who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, as Collector of Customs at the Port of Boston and as the Treasurer of Massachusetts.

Early life

Beard was born to the son of James and Chloe Bartlett (Wilder) Beard on August 20, 1825, in Ludlow, Vermont.

^ ^a ^b ^c Toomey, Daniel P. (1892), Massachusetts of Today: a Memorial of the State, Historical and Biographical, Boston, MA: Columbia Publishing Company, p. 128

Andrews, Geo. F.: Commonwealth of Massachusetts Official Gazette State Government page 17, (1886).
Boston Daily Globe A. W. BEARD DEAD. Twice Collector of the Port of Boston. Prominent in Civil Service Reform Movement. Born in Vermont and in Youth Taught School. Kept Country Store and Then Came to Boston. Leader in Republican Party for Many Years. page 1. (Aug 28, 1900).