Biography of 	Beck, T. A. Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by 	Mike Miller December 1997

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    T. A. Beck, cooper New Orleans, La., is another of the many
prominent citizens of foreign birth now residing in New Orleans, who
have become prominent in their different callings.  He was born in
Prussia, Germany in 1833, and came to the United States in 1859, landing
in New Orleans.  He learned his trade in the old country, and after
arriving here worked only a short time as a journey-man, establishing
himself in business on a small scale in 1860.  His patronage increased
gradually, and he is now classed among the representative business men
of the city.  The only time during his entire business experience that
he had a partner was during 1870 and 1872.  Mr. Beck is a stock-holder
and vice-president of the Louisiana manufacturing and cooperage company,
and is also a stockholder and president of the Union Stave company. - He
is very popular with all having dealings with him and is well known
throughout the state.  He was elected a member of the city council in
1888.  Socially he is a prominent member of the Masonic fraternity and
the Knights of Honor.  He was married first in New Orleans in 1862.  In
1870 he was wedded to Miss Elizabeth Wolfangel.  Mr. Beck's reputation
as a business man is well known and is such as to warrant the implicit
confidence of those with whom business relations have been established.
 
 From Biographical and Historical Memoires of Louisiana, volume 2, pp.
277-278. 
Submitted by Mike Miller