George Lafayette Beal
George Lafayette Beal was an American politician from the state of Maine who served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Beal was born in Norway, Maine. His father was one of the founders of the town. Beal studied at the Westbrook Seminary and was very interested military affairs, eventually being elected Captain of the local militia unit known as the Norway Light Infantry, a position he held at the beginning of the war. He was employed as an agent of the Canadian Express Company.
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