Joseph W. Beardsley

J. W. Beardsley
J. W. Beardsley
14th Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly
	In office; January 8, 1862 – January 14, 1863
Preceded by	Amasa Cobb
Succeeded by	J. Allen Barber
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly; from the Pierce–St. Croix district
	In office; January 6, 1862 – January 5, 1863
Preceded by	District established
Succeeded by	Charles B. Cox
Personal details
Born	1820; Herkimer County, New York, U.S.
Died	August 27, 1868 (aged 47–48); Ilion, New York, U.S.
Resting place	St. Luke's Cemetery, Richfield, New York
Party	Democratic; Natl. Union (1862–1863);
Spouse	Caroline Maxson (died 1922)
Children	Amelia Elizabeth Beardsley; (b. 1848); Arthur Maxson Beardsley; (b. 1849; died 1851); Clara (Babbidge); (b. 1854; died 1948); Frank Warren Beardsley; (b. 1852; died 1872); Anna Cora Beardsley; (b. 1858);
Relatives	Samuel Beardsley (uncle); Levi Beardsley (uncle); Orrin T. Maxson (brother-in-law);

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Joseph Warren Beardsley (1820 – August 27, 1868) was an American physician, politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He served as the 14th speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly and represented Pierce County. In historical documents, his name is commonly abbreviated J. W. Beardsley. The 1862 Wisconsin legislative manual and later works that relied on that source inaccurately listed his first name as "James".