Robert Quincy Beard

Robert Quincy Beard
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
In office
1969–1973
ConstituencyCatawba County
Personal details
Born(1929-12-07)December 7, 1929
DiedMarch 8, 2021(2021-03-08) (aged 91)
PartyRepublican
SpouseCarrie Stewart Beard
Children3
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Lutheran minister
  • politician
  • elder care executive

Robert Quincy Beard (December 7, 1929 – March 8, 2021) was an American Lutheran minister, politician, and elder care executive from North Carolina. A Republican, he represented Catawba County in the North Carolina House of Representatives for three terms from 1969 to 1973. Outside of politics, he had a long career in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and served as president and CEO of Lutheran Services for the Aging in Salisbury, from 1978 to 1992.