After serving in the U.S. Army Ordnance Corps during WWI, J. Glenn Beall Sr. established the Beall Insurance & Realty Company in Frostburg in 1919. Beall Sr. was a member of the Allegany County Road Commission from 1923-1930, served one term in the Maryland State Senate (1930-1934) where he represented Allegany County, and served as chairman of the Maryland State Roads Commission from 1938-1939. In 1942, Beall Sr. was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives where he served Maryland’s 6th Congressional District for ten years. In 1952, he was elected to the U.S. Senate where he served until January, 1965. During his senate career, he introduced legislation to create an Inland Navigational Commission and turn White Sand Island into a federal recreation area. After he left congress, Beall Sr. resumed his insurance business in Frostburg.
Senator Beall’s official papers were destroyed when he left office, however, many of his personal papers are housed in the collection
Was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 1962 and reelected in 1966 where he served as the minority floor leader from 1963-1968. He was elected as a Republican to the Ninety-first Congress (January 3, 1969- January 3, 1971) and was then elected in 1970 as a Republican to the United States Senate where he served from January 3, 1971-January 3, 1977. His congressional career was dedicated to establishing the C & O National Monument as a National Historic Site which passed the senate as H.R. 19342 on January 8, 1971. Beall was also a principal sponsor of the Physician Manpower Shortage Act which brought more doctors to rural regions. After he left Congress, Beall continued the family insurance business in Frostburg and was active in the community until his death.
Senator Beall’s official papers were deposited at Frostburg State University in 1976. His private papers and memorabilia started arriving at the University in 2001.
Was a prominent U.S. Attorney for Maryland who is most widely known for prosecuting Spiro T. Agnew, Vice President to Richard Nixon, for bribery. Beall had been investigating systemic corruption in Baltimore County when he discovered Agnew was receiving rewards in exchange for permitting lucrative engineering contracts to several individuals. The prosecution led to Agnew’s resignation in 1973. Beall entered private law practice in 1975 and specialized in commercial litigation. Portions of his papers, including those related to the Agnew case, are housed in the Beall Archives
Portions of the J. Glenn Beall Collection have been scanned and cataloged to the FSU Digital Repository . Digitized collections primarily include J. Glenn Beall, Jr. public campaign photos, advertisements, speeches and press releases.
