Erasmus Williams Beck (October 21, 1833 – July 22, 1898) was a slave owner[1] and U.S. Representative from Georgia.

After returning to McDonough in 1855 due to ill health, he began the study of law.

Enrolled for a short period in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War, he was discharged due to ill health.

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.

This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress