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A. W. BECKMAN, one of Altoona's representative business men, who has charge
of the entire Baker estate and its many interests, is one of the enterprising
and progressive young men that education and travel are developing into a type
of manhood that is sure to find rich opportunity for effort, no matter what
may be the change in their native environment. Mr. Beckman was born in the
city of Stockholm, Sweden, in 1880, and came to America in 1901.
     Ernst Beckman, father of Mr. Beckman, is one of Sweden's prominent
public men and has made several visits of an official nature, to different
parts of America. In 1904 he was president of the Swedish delegation to the
Inter-Parliamentary Union that met at St. Louis, Missouri. He married a
daughter of D. Woods Baker, who was killed in a steamboat accident when the
daughter was only two weeks old.
     Mr. Beckman was reared and educated in his native land. After reaching
America he spent two years in the city of Philadelphia acquiring a knowledge
of American business methods and then came to Altoona, where he was
associated with the late S. C. Baker, his great-uncle, until the death of the
latter in June, 1907, since which time Mr. Beckman has had charge of the large
family interests involved. He is interested in local enterprises being a
director in the Suburban Home Company and secretary and treasurer of the Home
Water Supply Company. Mr. Beckman was married June 16, 1909, to Miss Margaret
Leet, the only daughter of W. C. Leet, of Altoona. Mr. Beckman is a member of
the University and Altoona Cricket Clubs.