Samuel Beall

Not to be confused with Samuel Beale.
Samuel W. Beall
2nd Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
In office
January 7, 1850 – January 5, 1852
GovernorNelson Dewey
Preceded byJohn E. Holmes
Succeeded byTimothy Burns
Personal details
Born
Samuel Wootton Beall

(1807-06-16)June 16, 1807
Montgomery County, Maryland, U.S.
DiedSeptember 26, 1868(1868-09-26) (aged 61)
Helena, Montana, U.S.
Cause of deathMurdered
Resting placeForestvale Cemetery, Helena, Montana
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseElizabeth Fenimore Cooper
Children
  • Singleton Wooten Beall
  • b. 1830; died 1911)
  • Mary Morris (Hubbell)
  • b. 1832; died 1866)
  • Emma Cooper (LeFevre)
  • b. 1835; died 1926)
  • Ellen Agnes (Cone)
  • b. 1841; died 1924)
  • Louis Upton Beall
  • b. 1844; died 1868)
  • 2 others
Parents
  • Lewis Beall (father)
  • Eliza Beall (mother)
Alma materUnion College
ProfessionLawyer, land speculator, politician
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Volunteers
Union Army
Years of service1861–1865
RankLt. Colonel, USV
Unit18th Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Samuel Wootton Beall (June 16, 1807 – September 26, 1868) was an American land speculator, lawyer, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was the second lieutenant governor of Wisconsin (1850–1852) and lost his leg at the Battle of Shiloh, as a Union Army officer in the American Civil War.