Braxton Beacham Explained

Braxton Beacham
Office:18th Mayor of Orlando
Term Start:1906
Term End:1907
Predecessor:James Horace Smith
Successor:William Henry Jewell
Birth Date:September 12, 1864
Birth Place:Georgia, United States
Death Place:Orlando,Florida, U.S.
Resting Place:Green Wood Cemetery, Orlando, Florida
Nationality:American
Occupation:Real estate developer
Movie theater owner
Children:3

Braxton Beacham (September 12, 1864 – September 24, 1924) was an American politician who served as the 18th mayor of Orlando, Florida, from 1906 to 1907. He was also an Orlando businessman and entrepreneur who owned the Beacham Movie Theatre and founded "Prosper Colony" which became Taft, Florida. He married Roberta Holland on June 16, 1887. He died at the age of 60 in 1924 and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Beacham, Braxton (1864-1924). Larry Kestenbaum . politicalgraveyard.com . 9 November 2014.
  2. Web site: Greenwood Cemetery offers resting place for Pulse victims. News 13 Florida. 17 June 2016. live. 8 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20190720005914/https://www.mynews13.com/fl/orlando/news/2016/6/15/greenwood_cemetery . 2019-07-20 .