Jack Beauchamp Explained

Jack Beauchamp
State House:Kansas
District:14th
Term Start:1987
Term End:1988
Predecessor:Dorothy Nichols
Successor:Bettie Shumway
Birth Name:Jack Eugene Beauchamp
Birth Date:10 February 1932
Birth Place:Kansas City, Kansas, U.S.
Death Place:Ottawa, Kansas, U.S.
Party:Republican
Children:3
Parents:Ted Beauchamp
Opal Fowler
Residence:Ottawa, Kansas, U.S.
Alma Mater:Appanoose High School
Kansas State University
University of Kansas
Profession:Politician, farmer
Allegiance:United States
Branch:United States Army
Serviceyears:1954–1955

Jack Eugene Beauchamp (February 10, 1932 – September 21, 2007) was an American politician and farmer who served a single term in the Kansas House of Representatives, representing the 14th legislative district of Kansas from 1987 to 1988 as a Republican.[1]

Early life and education

Beauchamp was born in Kansas City, Kansas, on February 10, 1932, to Ted Beauchamp and Opal Fowler. At a young age, he moved to Lane, then Appanoose Township.

Beauchamp graduated from Appanoose High School in 1950. He subsequently attended Kansas State University and the University of Kansas.

Career

Beauchamp served in the United States Army from 1954 to 1955.

Beauchamp served a single term in the Kansas House of Representatives, representing the 14th legislative district of Kansas from 1987 to 1988 as a Republican.

Outside of the Kansas Legislature, Beauchamp was a farmer and stockman who farmed buffalo.[2]

Beauchamp served as a member of various organizations, including the Ottawa school board, the Franklin County Farm Bureau, the Ottawa Recreation Commission, the Franklin County Planning Commission, and the Franklin County Historical Society. He served as president of the Kansas State Board of Agriculture and the Kansas State Fair Board. Additionally, Beauchamp coached baseball for a number of years.

Personal life and death

Beauchamp married Lyndell Jane Staadt in Richter, Kansas, on August 23, 1953. They were married for over 54 years and had three children together.

Beauchamp was a member of the Richter United Methodist Church.

Beauchamp died at the age of 75 at his home in Ottawa, Kansas, on September 21, 2007.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kansas Legislators: Past and Present. kslib.info. State Library of Kansas. December 23, 2022.
  2. Ottawa Herald. September 21, 2007. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  3. Web site: Jack Beauchamp Obituary. Legacy.com. June 20, 2023.