Category:Alfred Beckley

**Alfred Beckley**
	Confederate Army general and founder of Beckley, West Virginia
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Date of birth	26 May 1802; Washington, D.C.
Date of death	26 May 1888; Beckley
Country of citizenship	United States of America;
Educated at	United States Military Academy;
Occupation	politician;
Member of political party	Democratic Party;
Position held	Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates;
Father	John J. Beckley;
Spouse	Amelia Craig Beckley;
Relative	Neville B. Craig (father-in-law);
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English: Alfred E. Beckley (26.5.1802 – 26.5.1888) was the founder of Beckley, West Virginia, and a Brigadier General in the Virginia militia during the American Civil War. He named the city of Beckley in honor of his father, John James Beckley, who was the first librarian of the United States Congress.