Solomon Scott Beck
Solomon Scott Beck | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Maryland Senate from the Kent County district | |
| In office 1927–1933 | |
| Preceded by | William B. Copper |
| Succeeded by | Arthur H. Brice |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 13, 1883 Kent County, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | March 13, 1944 (aged 61) Chestertown, Maryland, U.S. |
| Resting place | Old St. Paul's Cemetery Chestertown, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Emma Mackey Perry (m. 1909) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Horatio Beck (grandfather) |
| Alma mater | Washington College University of Maryland School of Law (LLB) |
| Occupation |
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Solomon Scott Beck (February 13, 1883 – March 13, 1944) was an American politician from Maryland. He served as a member of the Maryland Senate from 1927 to 1933.
Early life
[edit]Solomon Scott Beck was born on February 13, 1883, in "High Park", Kent County, Maryland, to Kate Rose (née Harris) and George Beck. His grandfather was state delegate Horatio Beck.[1] He attended public schools in Kent County and graduated from Washington College in 1903. He graduated from the University of Maryland School of Law with a Bachelor of Laws in 1906.[1][2]
Career
[edit]In 1907, Beck opened a law office in Chestertown. His son Solomon Scott Jr. also served in his law practice.[1][3] He served as president of the Chestertown Bank of Maryland.[1] He served as president of the Kent Defense Corporation.[3]
Beck was a Democrat. He was a delegate to the 1932 and 1936 Democratic National Conventions.[1] In 1919, he was elected state's attorney of Kent County and served from 1920 to 1926.[1][3][4] He served as a member of the Maryland Senate from 1927 to 1933.[1][5] In September 1933, he was appointed as comptroller of the Port of Baltimore. He served in that role until 1938 when the office was abolished by the U.S. Congress.[1][3]
Beck was secretary and member of the board of visitors and governors of Washington College.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Beck married Emma Mackey Perry, daughter of John M. Perry, of Centreville, Maryland, on December 8, 1909.[1][3] They had a son and daughter, Solomon Scott Jr. and Elizabeth Mackey.[1][3]
Beck had a stroke in 1937. He died from pneumonia on March 13, 1944, at Kent and Queen Anne's Hospital in Chestertown. He was buried in Old St. Paul's Cemetery in Chestertown.[3][6]
Awards
[edit]Washington College awarded Beck with an honorary Doctor of Laws degree in 1940.[1][citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Kummer, Frederic Arnold (1941). The Free State of Maryland: A History of the State and its People, 1634–1941. pp. 998–1000. Retrieved July 6, 2024 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "Triple Commencement". The Baltimore Sun. June 5, 1906. p. 14. Retrieved July 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "S. Scott Beck Dies at 61 in Chestertown". The Baltimore Sun. March 14, 1944. p. 20. Retrieved July 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kent County, Maryland State's Attorneys". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. March 14, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- ^ "Historical List, Senate, Kent County (1838-1966)". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. June 27, 2008. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- ^ "Scott Beck, '07, Passes Away in Chestertown, March 13". Alumni News. University of Maryland. 1944. Retrieved July 6, 2024 – via Archive.org.
- 1883 births
- 1944 deaths
- People from Kent County, Maryland
- Washington College alumni
- University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law alumni
- State's attorneys in Maryland
- Democratic Party Maryland state senators
- American bank presidents
- 20th-century American lawyers
- 20th-century members of the Maryland General Assembly