Charles Taschereau Beard

Charles Taschereau Beard (July 30, 1890 – November 21, 1950) was a naval officer and politician in British Columbia. After being defeated in the 1941 provincial election, he represented Esquimalt in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1945 to his death in 1950 as a member of the Liberal-Conservative coalition government.

He was born in Ottawa, the son of Frank Beard, He served as commander of Maritime Forces Pacific in 1922. At the start of World War II, Beard came out of retirement to command , which captured the German merchant freighter Weser off the coast of Mexico. He later retired due to poor health. His son Midshipman Thomas Norman Kemp Beard was killed on during its encounter with the in May 1941. He died on November 21, 1950 and was buried with full military honours.