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Title: History of Waterbury and the Naugatuck Valley, Connecticut
Year: 1918 (1910s)
Authors: Pape, William Jamieson, 1873-
Subjects: Waterbury (Conn.) -- History Waterbury (Conn.) -- Biography Naugatuck River Valley (Conn.) -- History Naugatuck River Valley (Conn.) -- Biography
Publisher: Chicago, New York The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company
Contributing Library: University of Connecticut Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Connecticut Libraries

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s alwaysstood for those interests which are looking toward higher ideals in citizenship. GEORGE W. BEACH. George W. Beach, for many years a prominent citizen of \\aterbury. was born at whatis now Seymour, Connecticut, August 18, 1833, and after there acquiring a public school educa-tion he entered the employ of the Naugatuck Railroad at Seymour in a clerical capacity. Hislife was devoted to railioad service. He was in that field as agent, conductor, generalticket agent and division superintendent. He resided in Naugatuck from 1855 until 1857,wlien he removed to Waterbury. While in the former place he was registrar and clerk ofthe board of education and in Waterbury he was again called to ))ublic office, serving ascouncilman, as police commissioner and as postmaster. In 1870 he was chosen to representhis district in the state legislature and served for two years. In the meantime his businessactivities were continued in connection with railroad interests. After serving as superintendent
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