Background
Beggs, Lyall T. was born on November 9, 1899 in Plainfield, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Charles A. and Mavorite (Booth) Beggs.
Beggs, Lyall T. was born on November 9, 1899 in Plainfield, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Charles A. and Mavorite (Booth) Beggs.
Student Eau Claire State Teachers College, 1922. Graduated from the University Wisconsin, 1925, Doctor of Laws, 1966.
Beggs ended his military career in 1919. He returned to Wisconsin where he graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire. He went to law school at University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Beggs was a justice of the peace from 1927 to 1935.
From 1935 to 1939 he served as the Dane County District Attorney. In the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Beggs became National Junior Vice Commander then Senior Vice Commander and finally became Commander-In-Chief.
In his role as Commander, Beggs also worked as a recruiter with the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Beggs was a member of the Coast Artillery and he quickly became a non-commissioned officer Beggs served in the Wisconsin State Assembly 1941-1947 and was a member of the Wisconsin Progressive Party, serving as the Assembly Floor Leader in 1943 and 1945.
Married Christine C. Kaether, June 25, 1927. Children: Geraldine Ann, Robert Kaether, Nancy Belle.