title: Beardslee
text: # Beardslee
  
  Beardslee is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
  
  * Bethany Beardslee (born 1925), American soprano noted for her performances of contemporary classical music
  * Donald Beardslee (1943–2005), United States murderer executed by means of a lethal injection in San Quentin State Prison, California
  * Henry Curtis Beardslee Sr. (1807–1884), American physician, botanist and state legislator, with the botanical author abbreviation H.C.Beardslee
  * Henry Curtis Beardslee (1865–1948), American botanist and mycologist, with the botanical author abbreviation Beardslee
  * Lester A. Beardslee (1836–1903), United States Navy officer who served as the commander of the Department of Alaska from 1879 to 1880
  * Robert Beardslee (1868–1926), Republican city attorney of Stockton, California and state legislator
  * William A. Beardslee (1916–2001), professional theologian who made major contributions to the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible
  