Harry L. Beacham Biography from History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire
From: Patricia Cooper - pcooper@peaknet.net

Surname: BEACHAM
Source:  History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire and Representative Citizens
          by Charles A. Hazlett, Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, Ill., 1915

Page 889

   HARRY L. BEACHAM, born November 9, 1861, in Tuftborough, Car-
roll County, N. H., died in Portsmouth, N. H., March 2, 1913. He was one
of Portsmouth's best known and most successful business men. He was a
son of Richard H. and Maria (Stoddard) Beacham, and accompanied his
parerts to Portsmouth, N. H., when five years of age. He attended the Ports-
mouth graded and high schools and Smith's Academy. When in his eight-
eenth year he west west and for two years conducted a sheep ranch in Colo-
rado, then returned to Portsmouth -and entered into a partnership with his
father in the livery stable business, forming the firm of R. H. Beacham &
Son. This firm conducted the finest and one of the most elaborate 'stables in
New England until August 15, 1912, when they sold out. For about seven
years prior to his death, Harry L. Beacham devoted his energies almost ex-
clusively to the automobile end of the busihess, they having leased from the
Granite State Fire Insurance Company the building on Fleet street, between
Congress and State streets, Portsmouth, and in that building they conducted
the only fire-proof garage in the city. This garage was reqognized as one
of the finest and most up to date garages in New England and was conducted
by Mr. Beacham on as fine a scale as the Beachams had previfusly conducted
the livery stables. 
  Harry L. Beacham was married March 31, 1902, to Miss Blanche S.
Lamprey of Portsmouth, N. H., a daughter of the late Chailes C. Lamprey
and Mrs. Sarah ( Brown) Lamprey. Mr. and Mrs. Beacham had one son,
Harold Richard, now a student in the Portsmouth public schools. Mr .
Beacham was a Mason, being a Knight Templar and a "Shriner." Mrs.
Beacham and son reside in their beautifttl home on Lincoln
avenue, Portsmouth.

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