Edward Beale

GPTKB entity

Properties (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:California_Gold_Rush
gptkbp:birthDate 1822-03-04
gptkbp:children gptkb:Edward_Beale_Jr.
gptkbp:contribution development_of_the_American_West
gptkbp:deathDate 1893-01-02
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:famousFor gptkb:Beale's_Camel_Experiment
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Edward Beale
gptkbp:influenced American_exploration
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:John_C._Frémont
gptkbp:knownFor surveying_the_western_United_States
gptkbp:legacy Beale's_Road
gptkbp:militaryRank Colonel
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableEvent advocated for the establishment of national parks.
first to use camels for transportation in the U.S.
served_in_the_Mexican-American_War
served_in_the_American_Civil_War
was_a_member_of_the_American_Society_of_Mining_Engineers.
was_involved_in_the_establishment_of_the_Los_Angeles_Chamber_of_Commerce.
advocated_for_the_use_of_camels_in_the_U.S._Army
established_the_Beale's_Cut_road
explored_the_Mojave_Desert
mapped_the_route_for_the_Beale_Wagon_Road
promoted_the_use_of_irrigation_in_California.
was_a_member_of_the_American_Geographical_Society.
was_a_member_of_the_California_Historical_Society.
was_a_member_of_the_California_State_Assembly.
was_a_member_of_the_Masonic_Lodge.
was_a_member_of_the_National_Geographic_Society.
worked_on_the_Atlantic_and_Pacific_Railroad
was_a_member_of_the_American_Society_of_Civil_Engineers.
was_a_member_of_the_Society_of_California_Pioneers.
was_a_member_of_the_American_Institute_of_Mining_Engineers.
served_as_a_delegate_to_the_Republican_National_Convention.
was_a_member_of_the_American_Society_of_Agricultural_Engineers.
was_a_member_of_the_American_Society_of_Chemical_Engineers.
was_a_member_of_the_American_Society_of_Electrical_Engineers.
was_a_member_of_the_American_Society_of_Mechanical_Engineers.
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Beale's_Wagon_Road
gptkbp:occupation politician
explorer
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Surveyor_General_of_California
gptkb:U.S._Minister_to_Austria-Hungary
California_State_Senator
Superintendent_of_Indian_Affairs
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Beale's_Cut
gptkbp:serviceYears 1840s-1890s
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Beale