Career
Born in Quorn, South Australia, he received a primary education before becoming a farmer at Carrieton. He was a railway worker and engine driver before serving in the military 1914-1918. After serving on West Torrens Shire Council he was president of the Australian Federated Union of Locomotive Enginemen 1940-1941.
In 1946, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for South Australia.
He retired in 1951. Beerworth died in 1968.