Frederick James Beeson (22 October 1901 – 3 August 1956) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).Holmesby & Main (2014), p. 57.
Family The son of John Charles Beeson (1876-1906),Deaths: Beeson, The Age, (Monday, 27 August 1906), p.1.Fatal Fall from Loft, The Argus, (Monday, 27 August 1906), p.6. and Agnes Louisa Beeson (1879-1952), née Schwab,Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Marriages Registration no.5635/1897. later Mrs. George Edward Lawton,Deaths: Lawton, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Monday, 21 July 1952), p. 8. Frederick James Beeson was born at Kensington, Victoria on 22 October 1901.Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Births Registration no.27797/1901.
He married Lillian Emilie Maynard (1908-1994) in 1928.Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Marriages Registration no.12194/1928.
Football
Beeson was recruited from the Benalla Football Club, where he kicked 68 goals in the Ovens and Murray Football League in 1923.
Beeson kicked two goals on his VFL debut with Fitzroy against Carlton up until he was injured.
He later played for Coburg, Northcote, and Yarraville.The VFA Project.
Boxing Beeson was also an amateur boxer.Boxing: Beeson—Sellars Contest, The Benalla Standard, (Tuesday, 18 September 1923), p. 4.
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External links
Fred J. Beeson, at The VFA Project.