Abel Beach (February 7, 1829 – June 19, 1899) was an American poet, attorney, state auditor, and college professor.

[15][17][20][8] He was the assistant Iowa Auditor of State under Republican John Patte, starting on December 3, 1855.

[15] Beach was the private secretary of Iowa's Governor Samuel J. Kirkwood sometime during his 1860 to 1864 term.

[2] He became the editor of the morning newspaper in Keokuk, Iowa; however, working an overnight schedule hurt his health.

[1][15][7][8] When Beach & Allin when out of business, he became an insurance and pension attorney in Iowa City.

[38][39] One of his essays, "Modern Architecture: A Plea for the Establishment of a Purely American School", was published in the Chicago Journal in 1888 and reprinted by newspapers in the midwest.

[8] The couple had a farm in Johnson County, near Iowa City, although they lived in Des Moines for several years during Beach's political career.

[42] Beach continued to be active in Theta Delta Chi, participating in the charter ceremonies for new chapters in various states, where he would read special poems that he wrote for the occasion.

[11][45][46] He delivered an address and was honored at the fraternity's 50th convention in New York City in 1898; at the time, he was one of its two surviving founders.

[15] He died in his sleep in a boarding house room on East Washington Street in Iowa City on June 19, 1899.