James Glenn Beall

James Glenn Beall (June 5, 1894  – January 14, 1971) was an American businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Representative (1943-1953) and a U.S. Senator (1953-1965) from Maryland. J. Glenn Beall was born in Frostburg, Maryland, to Olin and Florence (née Glenn) Beall. He was a descendant of Colonel Ninian Beall, who immigrated from Scotland in 1658 as an indentured servant and eventually became wealthy landowner. His maternal grandfather served as a captain in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. As a child, Beall suffered from polio and underwent several operations before age 12; his left arm and leg were permanently withered. He received his early education at public schools in...