Reasin Beall

Reasin Beall
Collection of Wayne County Historical Society
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 6th district
In office
April 20, 1813 – June 7, 1814
Preceded byJohn S. Edwards[1]
Succeeded byDavid Clendenin
Personal details
Born(1769-12-03)December 3, 1769
Frederick County, Province of Maryland, British America
DiedFebruary 20, 1843(1843-02-20) (aged 73)
Wooster, Ohio, U.S.
Political party
SpouseRebecca Johnson
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
RankBrigadier General
Battles/wars

Reasin Beall (December 3, 1769 – February 20, 1843) was an American politician. He was an Ohio Congressman and a Militia General during the War of 1812.

Beall was born in 1769 in Frederick County in the Province of Maryland (in the portion of which would be later separated as Montgomery County in 1776), and his family moved to Washington County, Pennsylvania during his youth.

He married Rebecca Johnson ca. 1792. In about 1801, he and his family moved to Ohio, settling initially at Steubenville. He later moved from Jefferson County to New Lisbon, in Columbiana County, Ohio.

  1. ^ Edwards never served. He died before the commencement of his term. Beall was elected in a special election.