Beau Biden

Beau Biden
Biden in 2013
44th Attorney General of Delaware
In office January 2, 2007 – January 6, 2015
Governor	Ruth Ann Minner Jack Markell
Preceded by	Carl Danberg
Succeeded by	Matthew Denn
Personal details
Born	Joseph Robinette Biden III (1969-02-03)February 3, 1969 Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
Died	May 30, 2015(2015-05-30) (aged 46) Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.
Cause of death	Glioblastoma
Resting place	St. Joseph on the Brandywine
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Hallie Olivere ​ (m. 2002)​
Children	2
Parents	Joe Biden Neilia Hunter Biden
Relatives	Biden family
Education	University of Pennsylvania (BA) Syracuse University (JD)
Military service
Branch/service	Delaware Army National Guard
Years of service	2003–2015
Rank	Major
Unit	261st Signal Brigade
Battles/wars	Iraq War
Awards	Legion of Merit (posthumous) Bronze Star Medal Delaware Conspicuous Service Cross (posthumous)

Joseph Robinette "Beau" Biden III (February 3, 1969 – May 30, 2015) was an American politician, lawyer, and officer in the Army Judge Advocate General's Corps from Wilmington, Delaware. He was the oldest child of President Joe Biden (who was vice president at the time of Beau's death) and Neilia Hunter Biden, served as the 44th attorney general of Delaware from 2007 to 2015, and was a major in the Delaware Army National Guard in the Iraq War. He died of glioblastoma at the age of 46 in 2015, at which time he was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor of Delaware in the 2016 gubernatorial election.^[1]