He was the city attorney of Adrian and a member of the convention that organized the Republican Party " under the oaks " at Jackson in 1854 . He was a delegate to the first Republican National Convention at Philadelphia in 1856 , and was also mayor of Adrian in 1856 and judge of the probate court of Lenawee County from 1856 to 1860
Republican National Convention
1856 Republican National Convention
Fernando C. Beaman