Bios: BEATTY, William 1807-1851: Butler, Butler Co, PA

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Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949

page 830
BEATTY, William, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Stewartstown, 
County Tyrone, Ireland, in 1787; immigrated to the United States in 1807 and 
settled in Butler, Butler County, Pa.; was a sergeant in Captain Thompson's 
company in the War of 1812; sheriff of Butler County 1823-1826; elected as a 
Van Buren Democrat to the Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 
1837-March 3, 1841); member of the State house of representatives 1840-1842; 
appointed deputy sheriff of Butler County; died in Butler, Pa., April 12, 
1851; interment in the Old Butler Cemetery.