Tracy Beadle
Tracy Beadle | |
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| Born | Template:Birth date Otsego, New York, U.S. |
| Died | March 22, 1877 (aged 68) |
| Occupation(s) | Pharmacist, financier, politician |
| Years active | 1831–1877 |
| Known for | Pharmacy business in Elmira; co-founder of Bank of Chemung; New York State Assembly member |
Dr. Tracy Beadle (November 21, 1808 – March 22, 1877) was a prominent American pharmacist, financier, and political figure based in Elmira, New York.
Life
Born on November 21, 1808, in Otsego, New York, Beadle was the son of Henry and Susan Beadle. His upbringing took place in Cooperstown, where he pursued medical studies under Dr. Mitchell of Norwich and his uncle Dr. Chauncey Beadle from St. Catharines, Canada. He completed his education in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. In 1831, he became a member of the Otsego County Medical Society and established the physician-pharmacist firm Curtiss & Beadle in Cooperstown; this partnership concluded in 1833. Additionally, from 1832 to 1834, he co-managed the Green Store alongside Elias Root.
In 1835, Beadle moved to Elmira where he launched a pharmacy business. By 1849, he partnered with Simeon Benjamin to establish the Bank of Chemung. Around this period, together with Captain Samuel Partridge, he purchased approximately 400 acres known as the Robert Covell farm in Southport, which subsequently developed into Elmira's Fifth Ward. Engaged in politics, Beadle ran as the Republican nominee for the New York State Senate representing New York's 26th State Senate district in 1855 and participated as an alternate delegate at the 1856 Republican National Convention.
Initially affiliated with the Whig Party, Beadle secured election to the New York State Assembly in 1861 as a member of the Union Republican faction, representing Chemung County during the legislative session of 1862. Although defeated in his 1862 reelection bid by Democrat Charles Hulett, he contributed to a military recruitment committee during the American Civil War in 1863. Furthermore, he served as a delegate-at-large at the 1867-1868 New York State Constitutional Convention.
Beadle was deeply involved with the First Presbyterian Church. In 1833, he married Mary Worthington, daughter of Captain Ralph Worthington from Cooperstown. The couple had four children: Ralph W., Henry, Chauncey M., and Anna B.
He passed away at his residence on March 22, 1877. Funeral services were conducted at his home by Rev. Dr. A. W. Cowles along with his brother Rev. Dr. Elias R. Beadle of Philadelphia’s Second Presbyterian Church. His final resting place is in Woodlawn Cemetery.