Lawrence Becker
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Lawrence Becker (August 10, 1869 – March 12, 1947) was an Indiana lawyer and judge who served as Solicitor of the United States Treasury.
Biography
Lawrence Becker was born on August 10, 1869, in Finnentrop, Germany, and when he was 10 years old his family emigrated to the United States.[https://books.google.com/books?id=ojlMAQAAIAAJ&dq=%22becker+lawrence%22+hammond&pg=PA27 Who's Who in the Nation's Capital], Consolidated Publishing Company, Washington, D.C., 1922, page 27 Becker was raised in Tolleston, Indiana, and Montana before attending law school at Valparaiso University, from which he graduated in 1896.[https://books.google.com/books?id=NkPWAAAAMAAJ&dq=%22lawrence+becker%22+indiana&pg=PA235 A Standard History of Lake County, Indiana and the Calumet Region], edited by William Frederick Howat, Volume 1, 1915, page 235
A Democrat, Becker established a law practice in Hammond, Indiana. From 1898 to 1902 he served as City Attorney and he was Mayor from 1904 to 1911.Who Was who in America: With World Notables, 1969-1973, published by Marquis Who's Who, 1973, page 48
Becker resigned as mayor to accept appointment as Judge of the Superior Court in Lake County, where he served until 1914.[https://books.google.com/books?id=WxcaAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22lawrence+becker%22+mayor&pg=PA829 Courts and lawyers of Indiana], by Leander John Monks, 1916, Volume 2, page 829
In 1915 Becker was appointed Solicitor of the Treasury, and he held this office until 1922, when he accepted a position in the Internal Revenue Service.[https://books.google.com/books?id=42juUepjjoAC&dq=%22lawrence+becker%22+solicitor+of+the+treasury&pg=PA235 Official Congressional Directory], by U.S. Congress Joint Committee on Printing, 1915, page 235[https://books.google.com/books?id=ATcaAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22lawrence+becker%22+solicitor+of+the+treasury+1922&pg=PA98 Annual Report of the Attorney General of the United States], published by U.S. Department of Justice, 1922, page 98
In 1934 Becker was again elected a Judge of the Superior Court in Indiana, and he served until being defeated for renomination in 1946.Newspaper article, Baran Beats Becker in Judge Race, Hammond Times, May 8, 1946
Becker died in East Chicago, Indiana, on March 12, 1947. He was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Hammond.Newspaper article, Lawrence Becker, Former Judge in Lake County, Dies, the Vidette Messenger, March 14, 1947
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Category:Emigrants from the German Empire to the United States
Category:Lawyers from Washington, D.C.