James Arnold Lowell (February 5, 1869 – November 30, 1933) was a

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of the

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. He was the son of

John Lowell John Lowell (June 17, 1743 – May 6, 1802) was a delegate to the Congress of the Confederation, a Judge of the Court of Appeals in Cases of Capture under the Articles of Confederation, a United States district judge of the United States Distri ...

, a United States federal judge who served from 1865-1884.

Education and career

Born in

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, Lowell received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from

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in 1891 and a

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from

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in 1894. He was in private practice in

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, Massachusetts from 1894 to 1922, also serving as a member of the

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from 1904 to 1906, and as Chairman of the Massachusetts Committee on Workmen's Compensation from 1910 to 1912, and of the Massachusetts Board of Labor and Industries from 1913 to 1914. He was a member of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention from 1917 to 1918, and of the Massachusetts Commission to Consolidate the Laws from 1917 to 1920.

Federal judicial service

On September 20, 1922, Lowell was nominated by President

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to a new seat on the

created by 42 Stat. 837. He was confirmed by the

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on September 22, 1922, and received commission the same day, serving in that capacity until his death on November 30, 1933.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lowell, James Arnold 1869 births 1933 deaths Harvard Law School alumni Members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts United States district court judges appointed by Warren G. Harding 20th-century American judges