Famous People with Name Beaton

Beaton Tulk            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Beaton Tulk: was an educator, civil servant, politician and the seventh Premier of Newfoundland. Tulk was first elected to the Newfoundland House of Assembly in 1979 as the Liberal Party of Newfoundland (later Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador) member for Fogo, and was re-elected in 1982 and 1985. He was defeated in the 1989 election, and in 1990 became the Assistant Deputy Minister of Children and Youth Services for the Newfoundland government. He was returned to the House of Assembly for Fogo in 1993. He was then elected in the newly-redistributed riding of Bonavista North in 1996, and re-elected again in 1999. He was not a candidate in the race to succeed Tobin as Liberal leader and returned to the position of Deputy Premier in February 2001 when Roger Grimes was elected Liberal leader and sworn in as Premier.

Ewan Beaton            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ewan Beaton: is a retired male judoka from Canada.He claimed the silver medal in the Men's Bantamweight (– 60 kg) division at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba. In the final he was defeated by Brazil's Shigueto Yamasaki. Four years later he captured the gold

William S. (Bill) Beaton            Origin/Culture/Country: American

William S. (Bill) Beaton: was the 22nd mayor of the City of Sudbury. He was elected to office in 1941 and one of the most successful Mayors in the City’s history. He was elected to office a record 11 times. An avid amateur athlete, Beaton was heavily involved in the City’s amateur sporting events and as such the annual Beaton Classic was named in his honor.