James Arnold Lowell

James Arnold Lowell (born February 5, 1869 in Newton , Massachusetts , †  November 30, 1933 ) was an American lawyer and politician . After his appeal by President Warren G. Harding , he served as a federal judge in the Massachusetts District Federal District Court from 1922 until his death in 1933 .

Career

After graduating from school, James Lowell attended Harvard University , where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1891 . 1894 followed at the Harvard Law School the Bachelor of Laws . He then practiced as a lawyer in Boston until 1922 . From 1904 to 1906 he was a Republican MP for the 16th District of Middlesex County in the Massachusetts House of Representatives . He then belonged to several state bodies: the Committee on Workmen's Compensation (1910-1912), the Board of Labor and Industries (1913-1914) and the Commission to Consolidate the Laws (1917-1920). He also took part as a delegate to the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention between 1917 and 1918.

On September 20, 1922, Lord was appointed Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts by President Harding ; he took over a previously newly established seat. After confirmation by the US Senate , which took place two days later, he was able to take office immediately. In 1932 Lowell was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences . He held the office of judge until his death on November 30, 1933; his seat then fell to George Clinton Sweeney .

Web links

• James Arnold Lowell at The Political Graveyard
• James Arnold Lowell in the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges