question: Who was born first, John Beach or Gordon Persons?
context: [["Wesley Barresi", ["Wesley Barresi( born 3 May 1984) is a South African born first- class and Netherlands international cricketer.", "He is a right- handed wicket keeper- batsman and also bowls right- arm offbreak."]], ["John Beach", ["Major John Beach( January 1, 1812 \u2013 August 31, 1874) was a United States Army officer during the Black Hawk and American Civil War.", "He was the last U.S. Indian Agent to the Sac and Fox tribes.", "A so n-in-law to General Joseph Street, Beach succeeded him as agent to the Sac and Fox upon Street's death, and he eventually hosted the week- long council that resulted in the signing of the treaty for the purchase of much of Iowa from the Sac and Fox Indians in October 1842."]], ["Henry Moore (cricketer)", ["Henry Walter Moore( 1849 \u2013 20 August 1916) was an English- born first- class cricketer who spent most of his life in New Zealand."]], ["John Litel", ["John Beach Litel( December 30, 1892 \u2013 February 3, 1972) was an American film and television actor."]], ["Wale Adebanwi", ["Wale Adebanwi( born 1969) is a Nigerian- born first Black Rhodes Professor at St Antony's College, Oxford."]], ["Greg A. Hill (artist)", ["Greg A. Hill is a Canadian- born First Nations artist and curator.", "He is Kanyen'kehaka, from Six Nations of the Grand River Territory, Ontario."]], ["Gordon Persons", ["Seth Gordon Persons( February 5, 1902 \u2013 May 29, 1965) was an American Democratic politician who was the 43rd Governor of Alabama from 1951 to 1955.", "He was born and died in Montgomery, Alabama.", "The Dauphin Island Bridge south of Mobile is formally named for him.", "The Gordon Persons Building is a six floor, 60,000 square foot state government office building in Montgomery.", "Persons built a successful business running electrical lines in rural Alabama( benefiting from Rural Electrification Administration contracts); in addition to financial gain, he also won considerable popularity.", "When running for office in 1950, Persons gained notoriety by touring the state in a helicopter( prompting one opponent to dub him\" the man from Mars\").", "He won the Democratic nomination by defeating a crowded field that included former governor Chauncey Sparks.", "In office, his notable accomplishments included abolishing flogging in Alabama's prisons, advocating for the establishment of Alabama Public Television, and imposing speed limits on state highways.", "Persons largely accomplished his goal of having four years of\" no fighting,\" maintaining a truce among the various wings of the state Democratic Party.", "At the end of his term, Persons ordered the National Guard into Phenix City following the assassination of Attorney- General- elect Albert Patterson.", "After leaving office as governor, Persons never sought statewide public office again, although he did make an unsuccessful run for circuit judge late in life.", "Persons was an alumnus of Auburn University, though he attended for only one year.", "While at Auburn, Persons served as president of a student organization( known as the\" Boxcar Reds and Boxcar Blacks\") that traveled to away football games."]], ["Hartley Lobban", ["Hartley W Lobban (9 May 1926 \u2013 15 October 2004) was a Jamaican-born first-class cricketer who played 17 matches for Worcestershire in the early 1950s."]], ["John McMahon (Surrey and Somerset cricketer)", ["John William Joseph McMahon( 28 December 1917 \u2013 8 May 2001) was an Australian- born first- class cricketer who played for Surrey and Somerset in England from 1947 to 1957."]], ["Nelson J. Beach", ["Nelson John Beach( September 21, 1800 Hebron, Tolland County, Connecticut- February 22, 1876 Watson, Lewis County, New York) was an American surveyor, businessman and politician from New York."]]]
supporting_facts: [["John Beach", 0], ["Gordon Persons", 0]]
evidences: [["John Beach", "date of birth", "January 1, 1812"], ["Gordon Persons", "date of birth", "February 5, 1902"]]
answer: John Beach