Malcolm E. Beard

Malcolm Elmore Beard (February 21, 1919 – January 2, 2019) was an American politician from the state of Florida.

Malcolm E. Beard
Member of the Florida Senate
from the 23rd district
In office
1992–1996
Preceded byHelen Davis[1]
Succeeded byTom Lee
Member of the Florida Senate
from the 22nd district
In office
1980–1992
Preceded byGuy Spicola[2]
Succeeded byDonald C. Sullivan
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
from the 64th district
In office
1978–1980
Preceded byEd R. Blackburn Jr.[3]
Succeeded byJohn A. Grant Jr.
Personal details
Born
Malcolm Elmore Beard

(1919-02-21)February 21, 1919
Moultrie, Georgia, U.S.
DiedJanuary 2, 2019(2019-01-02) (aged 99)
Florida, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic (up to 1985)
Republican (1985–2019)
Alma materUniversity of Tampa
Occupationsheriff, police officer

Biography

Beard was born in 1919 in Moultrie, Georgia. He moved to Florida with his family in 1924, served in the United States Navy during World War II, and attended the University of Tampa. Beard worked for the Tampa Police Department from the 1940s until he was elected sheriff of Hillsborough County in 1964, ousting incumbent sheriff Ed Blackburn in what the Tampa Bay Times would later describe as "a tight, bitterly contested race — the last time Hillsborough County saw a truly competitive race for the office."[4] He served as sheriff until 1978.[5][6] Beard served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1978 to 1980.[7] In 1979, he was elected to the State Senate for the 22nd district, and he served until 1996. In 1985, he changed districts and parties, sitting for the 23rd district as a Republican.[8] The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office's Malcolm E. Beard Sheriff's Operations Center was named after him in 2013.[9] He died on January 2, 2019, seven weeks before his 100th birthday.[10]

References

Florida House of Representatives
Preceded by
Ed R. Blackburn Jr.
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
from the 64th district

1978–1980
Succeeded by
John A. Grant Jr.
Florida Senate
Preceded by
Guy Spicola
Member of the Florida Senate
from the 22nd district

1980–1992
Succeeded by
Donald C. Sullivan
Preceded by
Helen Davis
Member of the Florida Senate
from the 23rd district

1992–1996
Succeeded by
Tom Lee


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