Author Beck James Montgomery

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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 and 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 1888-1892 and as United States attorney 1896-1900. 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

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. He returned to the full-time practice of law in Philadelphia, New York City, and Washington, D.C. from 1903 to 1921 and was elected a bencher of Gray’s Inn in 1914, being the first foreigner in 600 years to receive that distinction. He also received decorations from France and Belgium and authored several books and articles on the First World War and on the Constitution of the United States. He was appointed by President Warren G. Harding as Solicitor General of the United States in 1921 and served until his resignation in 1925, when he again resumed the practice of law. Beck was elected as a Republican to the Seventieth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of James M. Hazlett was reelected to the Seventy-first, Seventy-second, and Seventy-third Congresses and served from November 8, 1927 until his resignation on September 30, 1934. Beck died April 12, 1936 in Washington, D.C., and is buried at Rock Creek Cemetery.

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Books by Beck James Montgomery:

Cover The Case of Edith Cavell
The Case of Edith Cavell
The Case of Edith Cavell
10 / 10
Cover The United States And the War Addresses
The United States And the War Addresses
The United States And the War Addresses
10 / 10
Cover The Distress of Nations An Address Delivered At the Adams County Institute of
The Distress of Nations An Address Delivered At the Adams County Institute of
The Distress of Nations An Address Deliver...
9 / 10
Cover The Passing of the New Freedom
The Passing of the New Freedom
9 / 10
Cover The Evidence in the Case
The Evidence in the Case
9 / 10
Cover "ground Arms!" An Oration Delivered At the Celebration of the One Hundred And Seventeenth Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, At the Invitation of the Councils of the City of Philadelphia, in Independence Square, July 4th, 1893
"ground Arms!" An Oration Delivered At the Celebration of the One Hundred And Seventeenth Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, At the Invitation of the Councils of the City of Philadelphia, in Independence Square, July 4th, 1893
"ground Arms!" An Oration Delivered At the...
9 / 10
Cover The Evidence in the Case a Discussion of the Moral Responsibility for the War O
The Evidence in the Case a Discussion of the Moral Responsibility for the War O
The Evidence in the Case a Discussion of t...
9 / 10
Cover The Reckoning; a Discussion of the Moral Aspects of the Peace Problem, And of Retributive Justice As An Indispensable Element
The Reckoning; a Discussion of the Moral A...
9 / 10
Cover The War And Humanity
The War And Humanity
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Cover The War And Humanity; a Further Discussion of the Ethics of the World War And the Attitude And Duty of the United States
The War And Humanity; a Further Discussion...
8 / 10
Cover The Constitution of the United States
The Constitution of the United States
The Constitution of the United States
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Cover The War And Humanity a Further Discussion of the Ethics of the World War And Th
The War And Humanity a Further Discussion of the Ethics of the World War And Th
The War And Humanity a Further Discussion ...
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Cover The Youthful Franklin An Oration Delivered At the Unveiling of a Statue of Ben
The Youthful Franklin An Oration Delivered At the Unveiling of a Statue of Ben
The Youthful Franklin An Oration Delivered...
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Cover The Reckoning a Discussion of the Moral Aspects of the Peace Problem And of Re
The Reckoning a Discussion of the Moral Aspects of the Peace Problem And of Re
The Reckoning a Discussion of the Moral As...
7 / 10
Cover The Constitution of the United States a Brief Study of the Genesis Formulation
The Constitution of the United States a Brief Study of the Genesis Formulation
The Constitution of the United States a Br...
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