John Beatty (Continental Congress)

John Beatty (December 10, 1749 – May 30, 1826) was an American slave owner, physician, and statesman from Princeton, New Jersey.

John Beatty
Secretary of State of New Jersey
In office
1795–1805
GovernorRichard Howell
Joseph Bloomfield
Preceded bySamuel W. Stockton
Succeeded byJames Linn
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Jersey's At-large district
In office
1793  1795
alongside Elias Boudinot, Abraham Clark, Jonathan Dayton, and Lambert Cadwalader
Preceded byElias Boudinot, Abraham Clark, Jonathan Dayton, and Aaron Kitchell
Succeeded byJonathan Dayton, Aaron Kitchell, Mark Thomson, Thomas Henderson, and Isaac Smith
Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly
In office
1789–1790
Preceded byBenjamin Van Cleve
Succeeded byJonathan Dayton
Personal details
Born(1749-12-10)December 10, 1749
Neshaminy, Province of Pennsylvania, British America
DiedMay 30, 1826(1826-05-30) (aged 76)
Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.
RelationsJohn Reading (grandfather)
James Clinton (great-grandfather)
Parent(s)Charles Clinton Beatty
Anne Reading
Alma materCollege of New Jersey
OccupationPhysician, politician
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