John Beatty (December 10, 1749 – May 30, 1826) was an American physician and statesman from Princeton, New Jersey.
Born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, he rose to the rank of major in the 6th Pennsylvania Regiment of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He was captured at the surrender of Fort Washington on 16 November 1776. After his exchange, he was appointed Commissary General for Prisoners with the rank of colonel. By the end of the war he had become a resident of New Jersey, serving as a member of the State Council (now the New Jersey Senate) from 1781 to 1783 and delegate from that state to the Continental Congress in 1784 and 1785. He was the speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly from 1789 to 1790, and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives in the Third Congress from 1793 to 1795. He later served as Secretary of State of New Jersey from 1795 to 1805.
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| United States House of Representatives |
Preceded by
Elias Boudinot, Abraham Clark, Jonathan Dayton, and Aaron Kitchell on a General ticket | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Jersey's At-large congressional district
alongside Elias Boudinot, Abraham Clark, Jonathan Dayton, and Lambert Cadwalader on a General ticket
1793 – 1795 | Succeeded by
Jonathan Dayton, Aaron Kitchell, Mark Thomson, Thomas Henderson, and Isaac Smith on a General ticket |
| Political offices |
Preceded by
Benjamin Van Cleve | Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly
1789 – 1790 | Succeeded by
Jonathan Dayton |
Preceded by
Samuel W. Stockton | Secretary of State of New Jersey
1795 – 1805 | Succeeded by
James Linn |
