Background
He was the son of Assemblyman John H. Beach (1783–1839) who came in 1809 from Connecticut to Auburn, and established there a sawmill, a gristmill and a linseed oil mill.
politician member of the New York State Senate
He was the son of Assemblyman John H. Beach (1783–1839) who came in 1809 from Connecticut to Auburn, and established there a sawmill, a gristmill and a linseed oil mill.
Yale University.
William Beach graduated from Yale College in 1836. Then he studied law, but abandoned this after the death of his father. He engaged instead in the milling business in Portuguese Byron, New New York
Later he entered politics and returned to Auburn.
He died at the Delavan House in Albany, and was buried at the Fort Hill Cemetery in Auburn.
He was a member of the New York State Senate (24th Doctorate) from 1850 to 1853, sitting in the 73rd, 74th, 75th and 76th New York State Legislatures.