Background
He was born on October 9, 1825, in Fairfield, Herkimer County, New York, the son of Review Allen R. Beach (1797–1879) and Amy Brown Beach (1803–c1890).
He was born on October 9, 1825, in Fairfield, Herkimer County, New York, the son of Review Allen R. Beach (1797–1879) and Amy Brown Beach (1803–c1890).
He graduated from Union College in 1848, and was admitted to the bar in 1852.
He was a delegate to the 1860 and 1876 Democratic National Conventions. As a Democrat, he was Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1869 to 1872, elected in 1868 and 1870. He was Secretary of State of New York from 1878 to 1879, elected in 1877 and defeated for re-election in 1879.
He died on October 17, 1918, in Rochester, New New York