ANDREW YALE BEACH
SEYMOUR: Merchant
Andrew Y. Beach was born in Derby, Conn., in that part of the town which is now Seymour, October 27, 1836. His father is Sharon Y. Beach of the same town, and his mother’s maiden name was Adeline Sperry. Mr. Beach lived at Seymour until he was 20 years old, attending the public schools in his native town, and being for a while a student at the West Rock Seminary at New Haven. Previous to leaving home he was employed in his father’s paper mill at Seymour. In 1856 he went to Springfield, Mass., and was clerk in the freight office of the Hartford & New Haven Railroad Company, which position he held for nearly two years, resigning to accept the agency of the Naugatuck Railroad at Naugatuck. Later Mr. Beach was appointed agent for the same road at Seymour, holding that position till 1867, when he was appointed general ticket agent of the road, with headquarters at Bridgeport. He held this position five years, making thirteen years in the employ of the Naugatuck Railroad Company. Mr. Beach resigned his position with the Naugatuck Railroad and removed to Springfield, Mass., in 1872, to become agent of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, having entire charge of the company’s business in Springfield, excepting the ticket department. This position he held until June, 1887, when, owing to a much-needed rest, he resigned and removed to Seymour, where, after a few months of rest, he engaged in the coal and grocery business, in which occupation he is still engaged.
Mr. Beach’s political record has always been that of a republican. He was a member of the Springfield board of aldermen in 1884, 1885, and 1886, the latter year being honored with the presidency of the board. During the years in Springfield he made his church home with the State street Baptist people, by whom he was highly esteemed, and was frequently called on to assist in mission work in different parts of the city. He is a director of the
S. Y. Beach Paper Company of Seymour, holding one-fifth of the stock.
Mr. Beach has been twice married. His first wife was Mary C. Woodford, daughter of B. B. Woodford, formerly of Winsted. This union was blessed with one daughter, who is now married and resides in Seymour. His present wife’s maiden name was Alice M. Hilton, also born in Seymour, where they now reside.
Source: Illustrated Popular Biography of Connecticut - 1891, Compiled and Published by J. A. Spalding, Hartford Conn., Press of the Case, Lockwood and Brainard Company, 1891
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