Joseph D. Beck

Joseph David Beck (March 14, 1866 – November 8, 1936) was an American politician. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin.

This article is about the United States congressman. For other uses of the name, see Joseph Beck (disambiguation).
Joseph D. Beck
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Wisconsin's 7th district
In office
March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1929
Preceded byJohn J. Esch
Succeeded byMerlin Hull
Personal details
Born(1866-03-14)March 14, 1866
Bloomingdale, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedNovember 8, 1936(1936-11-08) (aged 70)
Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political partyRepublican

Born near Bloomingdale, in Vernon County, Wisconsin, Beck graduated from Stevens Point Normal School and the University of Wisconsin. He worked in the Wisconsin Bureau of Statistics and was a farmer and livestock dealer. Beck was elected a Republican to the Sixty-seventh United States Congress and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1929). He was elected as the representative of Wisconsin's 7th congressional district. In 1928, he passed up running for another term in office to instead unsuccessfully run for the Republican nomination of Governor of Wisconsin. Later Beck worked with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture. He died in Madison, Wisconsin.

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