Joseph M. Belford
Joseph McCum Belford | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 1st district | |
| In office March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Cunningham McCormick |
| Succeeded by | Townsend Scudder |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 5, 1852 Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pennsylvania, US |
| Died | May 3, 1917 (aged 64) Manhattan, New York, US |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Inez H. Belford |
| Alma mater | Dickinson College |
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Joseph McCum Belford (August 5, 1852 – May 3, 1917) was an American politician and a United States Representative from New York.
Biography
[edit]Born in Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pennsylvania, Belford attended Lycoming College in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Dickinson College in 1871 and was a member of Phi Kappa Psi. His wife was Inez H. Belford.
Career
[edit]Belford moved to Riverhead, New York, in 1884 and taught at the Franklinville and Riverhead Academies. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1889, and practiced in Riverhead. He served as secretary and chairman of the Suffolk County Republican committee and was clerk of the county surrogate court.
Elected as a Republican to the 55th Congress, Belford represented New York's 1st congressional district from March 4, 1897 to March 3, 1899.[1] He was not a candidate for renomination in 1898 to the 56th Congress and in 1900 was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia.
Resuming the practice of law in Riverhead (town), New York, Belford also engaged in banking. He served as surrogate judge of Suffolk County from 1904 to 1910.
Death
[edit]Belford died suddenly at Grand Central Station in Manhattan on May 3, 1917. He was interred at Riverhead Cemetery in Riverhead.[2]
State Senator Edward Hawkins (1829–1908) was his father-in-law; Congressman James Burns Belford (1837–1910) of Colorado was his cousin.
References
[edit]- ^ "Joseph M. Belford". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
- ^ "Joseph M. Belford". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
External links
[edit]- United States Congress. "Joseph M. Belford (id: B000327)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- 1852 births
- 1917 deaths
- People from Juniata County, Pennsylvania
- Dickinson College alumni
- New York (state) lawyers
- Politicians from Suffolk County, New York
- Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
- 19th-century American lawyers
- 19th-century New York (state) politicians
- 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives