Career
He was Mayor of Bournemouth in 1902, 1903 and 1904. He founded Beales, Bournemouth"s largest department store. Beale was largely responsible for securing the services of the Review
J. Doctorate. Jones for the church, after a previous preacher left.
He also took over Mr. Okey"s draper"s store in Commercial Road and turned it into Bealesons.
John Elmes Beale died at age 80 in Boscombe, Bournemouth, Hampshire.
