Biography: Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin: Edward Beeson

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Edward Beeson, editor and publisher; the oldest editor in Fond du Lac Co.
or the State of Wisconsin; was born in Columbiana Co., Ohio, in July, 1815,
and came to Fond du Lac Co., locating on Sec. 32, town of Fond du Lac, in
May, 1842; he engaged in farming for over four years, after which, in 1846,
he came to Fond du Lac Village and purchased an interest in the Journal,
which had just been established by Hening & Hooker, and has continued in
the newspaper business, with one or two short intervals ever since- thirty-
four years; his last venture was establishing, in 1879, the Wisconsin
Farmer, at Fond du Lac, which immediately attained success.  Mr. Beeson
went to Europe with his wife and daughter Abbie Beeson Carrington, in
August, 1877, returning in August, 1879; most of his time abroad was spent
in Italy, where he was correspondent for the Chicago Times, and for the
papers at Fond du Lac.  He has held several offices, being County treasurer
two terms, Alderman several times and a member of the County Board.  Mr.
Beeson first published a paper called the Democratic Watchman during Andrew
Jackson's second Administration, at Beaver, Penn., where he learned his
trade in 1832; he remained at Beaver until 1835, when he made a journey to
Wisconsin, passing over Fond du Lac before there was person living in it,
but returned within a year.  Although 65 years of age, Mr. Beeson puts in a
full day's work every day in the mechanical and editorial management of his
paper, the Farmer.

Transcribed from The History of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin Chicago :
Western Historical Company, 1880 pg. 781