James H. Beatty
| James H. Beatty | |
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| Judge of the U.S. District Court for Idaho |
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In office February 4, 1892 – March 1, 1907 |
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| Appointed by | Benjamin Harrison |
| Preceded by | none |
| Succeeded by | Frank Dietrich |
| Chief Justice of the Idaho Territorial Court |
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In office May 1889 – July 3, 1890 |
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| Preceded by | H.W. Weir |
| Succeeded by | none |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
May 8, 1836 Lancaster, Ohio |
| Died | October 21, 1927 (aged 91) Hollywood, California |
| Resting place |
Hollywood Forever Cemetery Hollywood, California |
| Nationality | United States |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Caldwell Beatty (1848–1939) |
| Alma mater |
Ohio Wesleyan University A.B. 1858, (read law) |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 U.S. Army
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| Years of service | 1863–1865 |
| Rank |
 First lieutenant
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| Unit | Fourth Iowa Battery |
| Battles/wars | Civil War |
James Helmick Beatty (May 8, 1836 – October 21, 1927) was a United States federal judge in Idaho.
Born in Lancaster, Ohio, Beatty received an A.B. from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1858 and read law to enter the bar in 1862. He was superintendent of Jackson Public Schools in Jackson, Mississippi, from 1858 to 1861, and was in the U.S. Army during the Civil War, serving as first lieutenant of the Fourth Iowa Battery from 1863 to 1865.
Following the war, Beatty was in private practice in Missouri at Lexington from 1865 to 1872, also serving as a register in bankruptcy during that time. He was an assistant U.S. Attorney in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, from 1872 to 1882. Beatty returned to private practice in Idaho Territory in 1882 at Hailey, and was a senator in the territorial legislature from 1886 to 1888. In May 1889, Beatty was appointed chief justice of the territorial court until it was dissolved when Idaho was admitted to the Union in July 1890.
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