William Constantine Beecher

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William Constantine Beecher

b. 1849

A lawyer and biographer from the famous Beecher family, he wrote practical legal works as well as books about his father, the preacher Henry Ward Beecher. His writing moves between courtroom clarity and family history, making him an unusual figure in late 19th-century American nonfiction.

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A Biography of Rev. Henry Ward Beecher

A Biography of Rev. Henry Ward Beecher

by William Constantine Beecher, Mrs. H. W. Beecher, Samuel Scoville

About the author

Born in 1849, William Constantine Beecher was an American author best known for legal writing and biographical work. Library records connect him with A Brief for the Trial of Criminal Cases and with editions of A Biography of Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, reflecting both his professional interest in the law and his close family connection to one of the best-known religious figures of the era.

He also appears in connection with Ancestors of Henry Ward Beecher and his wife Eunice White Bullard, a family-history project prepared for him and published in 1927. Taken together, these works show a writer whose interests ranged from legal practice to preserving the story of the Beecher family.

The surviving record available here is fairly sparse, but it suggests a life spent close to books, law, and family legacy. He is generally listed as William Constantine Beecher, born in 1849, and some image records identify him as living until 1928.