Question: Who was born first, John Beach or Gordon Persons?

Knowledge 1: Gordon Persons
Seth Gordon Persons( February 5, 1902 – May 29, 1965) was an American Democratic politician who was the 43rd Governor of Alabama from 1951 to 1955.He was born and died in Montgomery, Alabama.The Dauphin Island Bridge south of Mobile is formally named for him.The Gordon Persons Building is a six floor, 60,000 square foot state government office building in Montgomery.Persons built a successful business running electrical lines in rural Alabama( benefiting from Rural Electrification Administration contracts); in addition to financial gain, he also won considerable popularity.When running for office in 1950, Persons gained notoriety by touring the state in a helicopter( prompting one opponent to dub him" the man from Mars").He won the Democratic nomination by defeating a crowded field that included former governor Chauncey Sparks.In office, his notable accomplishments included abolishing flogging in Alabama's prisons, advocating for the establishment of Alabama Public Television, and imposing speed limits on state highways.Persons largely accomplished his goal of having four years of" no fighting," maintaining a truce among the various wings of the state Democratic Party.At the end of his term, Persons ordered the National Guard into Phenix City following the assassination of Attorney- General- elect Albert Patterson.After leaving office as governor, Persons never sought statewide public office again, although he did make an unsuccessful run for circuit judge late in life.Persons was an alumnus of Auburn University, though he attended for only one year.While at Auburn, Persons served as president of a student organization( known as the" Boxcar Reds and Boxcar Blacks") that traveled to away football games. [SEP] Knowledge 2: John Beach
Major John Beach( January 1, 1812 – August 31, 1874) was a United States Army officer during the Black Hawk and American Civil War.He was the last U.S. Indian Agent to the Sac and Fox tribes.A so n-in-law to General Joseph Street, Beach succeeded him as agent to the Sac and Fox upon Street's death, and he eventually hosted the week- long council that resulted in the signing of the treaty for the purchase of much of Iowa from the Sac and Fox Indians in October 1842.
Knowledge 1: Gordon Persons
Seth Gordon Persons( February 5, 1902 – May 29, 1965) was an American Democratic politician who was the 43rd Governor of Alabama from 1951 to 1955.He was born and died in Montgomery, Alabama.The Dauphin Island Bridge south of Mobile is formally named for him.The Gordon Persons Building is a six floor, 60,000 square foot state government office building in Montgomery.Persons built a successful business running electrical lines in rural Alabama( benefiting from Rural Electrification Administration contracts); in addition to financial gain, he also won considerable popularity.When running for office in 1950, Persons gained notoriety by touring the state in a helicopter( prompting one opponent to dub him" the man from Mars").He won the Democratic nomination by defeating a crowded field that included former governor Chauncey Sparks.In office, his notable accomplishments included abolishing flogging in Alabama's prisons, advocating for the establishment of Alabama Public Television, and imposing speed limits on state highways.Persons largely accomplished his goal of having four years of" no fighting," maintaining a truce among the various wings of the state Democratic Party.At the end of his term, Persons ordered the National Guard into Phenix City following the assassination of Attorney- General- elect Albert Patterson.After leaving office as governor, Persons never sought statewide public office again, although he did make an unsuccessful run for circuit judge late in life.Persons was an alumnus of Auburn University, though he attended for only one year.While at Auburn, Persons served as president of a student organization( known as the" Boxcar Reds and Boxcar Blacks") that traveled to away football games. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Nelson J. Beach
Nelson John Beach( September 21, 1800 Hebron, Tolland County, Connecticut- February 22, 1876 Watson, Lewis County, New York) was an American surveyor, businessman and politician from New York.
Knowledge 1: Gordon Persons
Seth Gordon Persons( February 5, 1902 – May 29, 1965) was an American Democratic politician who was the 43rd Governor of Alabama from 1951 to 1955.He was born and died in Montgomery, Alabama.The Dauphin Island Bridge south of Mobile is formally named for him.The Gordon Persons Building is a six floor, 60,000 square foot state government office building in Montgomery.Persons built a successful business running electrical lines in rural Alabama( benefiting from Rural Electrification Administration contracts); in addition to financial gain, he also won considerable popularity.When running for office in 1950, Persons gained notoriety by touring the state in a helicopter( prompting one opponent to dub him" the man from Mars").He won the Democratic nomination by defeating a crowded field that included former governor Chauncey Sparks.In office, his notable accomplishments included abolishing flogging in Alabama's prisons, advocating for the establishment of Alabama Public Television, and imposing speed limits on state highways.Persons largely accomplished his goal of having four years of" no fighting," maintaining a truce among the various wings of the state Democratic Party.At the end of his term, Persons ordered the National Guard into Phenix City following the assassination of Attorney- General- elect Albert Patterson.After leaving office as governor, Persons never sought statewide public office again, although he did make an unsuccessful run for circuit judge late in life.Persons was an alumnus of Auburn University, though he attended for only one year.While at Auburn, Persons served as president of a student organization( known as the" Boxcar Reds and Boxcar Blacks") that traveled to away football games. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Greg A. Hill (artist)
Greg A. Hill is a Canadian- born First Nations artist and curator.He is Kanyen'kehaka, from Six Nations of the Grand River Territory, Ontario.

Answer: John Beach