| Robert L. Beardslee Sr. | |
| Order: | 36th Speaker of the California State Assembly |
| Term Start: | January 7, 1907 |
| Term End: | November 23, 1907 |
| Predecessor: | Frank C. Prescott |
| Successor: | Phillip A. Stanton |
| State Assembly1: | California |
| District1: | 23rd |
| Term1: | January 2, 1905 – January 2, 1911 |
| Preceded1: | Frank E. Dunlap |
| Succeeded1: | Elmer H. McGowen |
| Birth Date: | 12 July 1868 |
| Birth Place: | San Joaquin County, California |
| Party: | Republican |
| Profession: | Attorney |
| Children: | 1 |
Robert Lewis Beardslee Sr. (July 12, 1868 – March 15, 1926) was a Republican city attorney of Stockton, California and state legislator who served as the 36th Speaker of the California State Assembly in the early 1900s.[1]
Robert Beardslee was born in 1868 in San Joaquin County, a rural California county east of the San Francisco Bay Area.[2] He attended public schools and graduated from San Joaquin Valley College. He was admitted to practice law and then served as the City Attorney of Stockton, California in 1905 and 1906.
On November 8, 1904, he was elected to represent the 23rd Assembly District, which encompassed the City of Stockton (now renumbered the 17th Assembly District). Beardslee served in the Assembly until 1911, including service as Speaker of the Assembly during the 1907 session.[3]
His son, Robert L. Beardslee, Jr. (August 3, 1905March 3, 1999), was also a lawyer, and was a partner in Neumiller & Beardslee[4] with Charlie Neumiller.