During the war, he was appointed solicitor general of the Flint circuit.
Beck was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-second Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Thomas J. Speer and served from December 2, 1872, to March 3, 1873. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1872. He resumed the practice of his profession at Griffin, Georgia. He served as judge of the city court of Griffin from 1890 until his death in that city on July 22, 1898. He was interred in Oak Hill Cemetery.
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erasmus, beck, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, march, 2013, learn, when, remove, this, message, erasmus, willi. This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations March 2013 Learn how and when to remove this message Erasmus Williams Beck October 21 1833 July 22 1898 was a slave owner 1 and U S Representative from Georgia Erasmus W BeckMember of the U S House of Representatives from Georgia s 4th districtIn office December 2 1872 March 3 1873Preceded byThomas J SpeerSucceeded byHenry R HarrisPersonal detailsBorn 1833 10 21 October 21 1833McDonough GeorgiaDiedJuly 22 1898 1898 07 22 aged 64 Griffin GeorgiaPolitical partyDemocraticAlma materMercer UniversityLife editBorn in McDonough Henry County Georgia he attended the local schools of his native county a private school and Mercer University Macon Georgia for two years After returning to McDonough in 1855 due to ill health he began the study of law The following year he relocated to Griffin Georgia where he continued his law studies Admitted to the bar in 1856 he began to practice law in Griffin Georgia Enrolled for a short period in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War he was discharged due to ill health During the war he was appointed solicitor general of the Flint circuit Beck was elected as a Democrat to the Forty second Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Thomas J Speer and served from December 2 1872 to March 3 1873 He was not a candidate for renomination in 1872 He resumed the practice of his profession at Griffin Georgia He served as judge of the city court of Griffin from 1890 until his death in that city on July 22 1898 He was interred in Oak Hill Cemetery U S House of Representatives Preceded byThomas J Speer Member of the U S House of Representatives from Georgia s 4th congressional districtDecember 2 1872 March 3 1873 Succeeded byHenry R HarrisReferences edit Congress slaveowners The Washington Post January 27 2022 retrieved January 30 2022 United States Congress Erasmus W Beck id B000288 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Erasmus W Beck amp oldid 1191199959, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
