The Biographical Dictionary of America/Beal, James Hartley

BEAL, James Hartley, educator, was born at New Philadelphia, Ohio, Sept. 23, 1861, son of Jesse Beal. He was graduated at Scio college in 1884, and at the Cincinnati law school in 1886. He was married Sept. 29. 1886, to Fannie Snyder Young of New York. He became professor of chemistry and pharmacy and dean of the department of pharmacy at Scio college in 1887. and also president of the college. He was chairman of the section of educational legislation of the American pharmaceutical association 1897-98; president of the Ohio state pharmacy association in 1898, and author of a model pharmacy law, adopted by the American pharmaceutical association in 1900.