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William S. Beardsley
William Shane Beardsley (May 13, 1901 – November 21, 1954) was an American politician. He served in the Iowa Senate from 1933 to 1941, and was a member of the Iowa House of Representatives between 1947 and 1949. Beardsley was the 31st governor of Iowa from 1949 to 1954.
Beardsley was born in Beacon, Iowa to William Beardsley, a pharmacist and Carrie Shane, and grew up in Birmingham, Iowa. He worked in his father's pharmacy after school until his father died in 1914.
He attended pharmacy school at Bowen Institute of Pharmacy and Chemistry in Brunswick, Missouri and graduated in 1921. He then established a drugstore in New Virginia, Iowa in 1922.
He attended Methodist Church. In June 1919, he married Charlotte Ellen Manning and had 5 children. One son, William Shane Beardsley Jr., died of Polio in 1930 at age 11.
He was elected to the Iowa Senate, and served from 1933 to 1941. In 1941, he retired from politics and he raised cattle and hogs on his farm in New Virginia and focused on his drugstore.
He was appointed to the Iowa House of Representatives in 1947 to fill the term of Harold Felton, who had died of a heart attack in December 1946. He became a prominent opponent of the labor and education policies of Governor Robert D. Blue, a fellow Republican.
In June 1948, Beardsley successfully challenged Blue in the Republican primary, and went on to an easy victory in the general election.
Beardsley was known for his advocacy of a balanced state budget, and his opposition to the Truman administration's Brannan Plan. He was reelected in 1950 and 1952, but chose not to run for a fourth term in 1954. During his tenure the following notable accomplishments were achieved: workmen's compensation benefits were increased; the highway patrol was expanded; anti-gambling laws were sanctioned; roads, schools, and institutions were all advanced; and a World War II veteran's bonus was authorized.
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William S. Beardsley
William Shane Beardsley (May 13, 1901 – November 21, 1954) was an American politician. He served in the Iowa Senate from 1933 to 1941, and was a member of the Iowa House of Representatives between 1947 and 1949. Beardsley was the 31st governor of Iowa from 1949 to 1954.
Beardsley was born in Beacon, Iowa to William Beardsley, a pharmacist and Carrie Shane, and grew up in Birmingham, Iowa. He worked in his father's pharmacy after school until his father died in 1914.
He attended pharmacy school at Bowen Institute of Pharmacy and Chemistry in Brunswick, Missouri and graduated in 1921. He then established a drugstore in New Virginia, Iowa in 1922.
He attended Methodist Church. In June 1919, he married Charlotte Ellen Manning and had 5 children. One son, William Shane Beardsley Jr., died of Polio in 1930 at age 11.
He was elected to the Iowa Senate, and served from 1933 to 1941. In 1941, he retired from politics and he raised cattle and hogs on his farm in New Virginia and focused on his drugstore.
He was appointed to the Iowa House of Representatives in 1947 to fill the term of Harold Felton, who had died of a heart attack in December 1946. He became a prominent opponent of the labor and education policies of Governor Robert D. Blue, a fellow Republican.
In June 1948, Beardsley successfully challenged Blue in the Republican primary, and went on to an easy victory in the general election.
Beardsley was known for his advocacy of a balanced state budget, and his opposition to the Truman administration's Brannan Plan. He was reelected in 1950 and 1952, but chose not to run for a fourth term in 1954. During his tenure the following notable accomplishments were achieved: workmen's compensation benefits were increased; the highway patrol was expanded; anti-gambling laws were sanctioned; roads, schools, and institutions were all advanced; and a World War II veteran's bonus was authorized.