James M. Beck
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 2nd district |
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In office March 4, 1933 – September 30, 1934 |
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| Preceded by | Edward L. Stokes |
| Succeeded by | William H. Wilson |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 1st district |
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In office November 8, 1927 – March 3, 1933 |
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| Preceded by | James M. Hazlett |
| Succeeded by | Harry C. Ransley |
| 17th United States Solicitor General | |
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In office 1921–1925 |
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| Preceded by | William L. Frierson |
| Succeeded by | William D. Mitchell |
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James Montgomery Beck July 9, 1861 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died | April 12, 1936 (aged 74) Washington, DC |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Moravian College |
| Profession | Lawyer |
James Montgomery Beck (July 9, 1861 – April 12, 1936) was an American lawyer and politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Republican Party, who served as U.S. Solicitor General and U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania.
Beck was born July 9, 1861 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Margaretta C. (née Darling) and James Nathan Beck. He graduated from Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in 1880. He was employed as clerk for a railway company in 1880 and studied law at night, was admitted to the bar in 1884 and commenced practice in Philadelphia. He was admitted to the bar of New York City in 1903, and to the bar of England in 1922.
Beck served as assistant United States attorney for the eastern district of Pennsylvania from 1888 to 1892 and as United States attorney in Philadelphia from 1896 to 1900. In 1898, he ran for District Attorney of Philadelphia, but lost to P. Frederick Rothermel. He was appointed by President William McKinley as assistant to the Attorney General of the United States in 1900 and served until his resignation in 1903. He returned to the full-time practice of law, joining the firm of Shearman & Sterling in New York City. In 1917, he left that firm to become senior partner in Beck, Crawford & Harris, and retired from active practice in 1927 to run for Congress from Philadelphia.
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