James J. Belden
James Jerome Belden | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York | |
In office March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899 | |
Preceded by | Theodore L. Poole |
Succeeded by | Michael E. Driscoll |
Constituency | 27th district |
In office November 8, 1887 – March 3, 1895 | |
Preceded by | Frank Hiscock |
Succeeded by | Theodore L. Poole |
Constituency | 25th district (1887–93) 27th district (1893–95) |
Personal details | |
Born | September 30, 1825 Fabius, New York, US |
Died | January 1, 1904 Syracuse, New York, US | (aged 78)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Mary Anna Gere Belden |
Children | Harriet Anna Belden |
Profession |
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James Jerome Belden (September 30, 1825 – January 1, 1904) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from New York.
Biography[]
Born in Fabius, New York, Belden was the son of Royal Denison Belding and Olive Cadwell and attended the common schools. He married Mary Anna Gere and they had a daughter, Harriet Anna Belden.
Career[]
After completing his education in local schools, Belden worked in a Jefferson County store to learn bookkeeping and accounting. He went into banking in Syracuse, New York, in 1880. Later he was active in construction, completing many railroads and public works projects. He was also President of the company that published the Syracuse Post and was a hotel owner. In 1877 and 1878, he served as mayor of Syracuse, New York.
Belden was elected as a Republican to the Fiftieth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Frank Hiscock, who had been elected to the office of United States Senator.
Reelected to the Fifty-first and Fifty-second Congresses, Belden served as U. S. Representative for the twenty-fifth district of New York from November 8, 1887, to March 3, 1893. He was then elected for the Fifty-third Congress and served as U. S. Representative for the twenty-seventh district of New York from March 4, 1893, to March 3, 1895. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1894.
Again elected to the Fifty-fifth Congress, Belden served as U. S. Representative for the twenty-seventh district of New York from March 4, 1897, to March 3, 1899.[1] He was not a candidate for renomination in 1898, but retired to Syracuse.
Death[]
Belden died, of uremic poisoning, in Syracuse, New York, on January 1, 1904 (age 78 years, 93 days). He is interred at Oakwood Cemetery (Syracuse, New York).[2] When he died, he was Syracuse's richest citizen with his wealth being estimated at $10 million, according to an obituary in The Sheffield Observer on January 7, 1914.[3]
References[]
- ^ "James J. Belden". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ^ "James J. Belden". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ^ "James J. Belden". The Sheffield Observer. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
External links[]
- United States Congress. "James J. Belden (id: B000325)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.
- 1825 births
- 1904 deaths
- New York (state) Republicans
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
- People from Fabius, New York
- Burials at Oakwood Cemetery (Syracuse, New York)
- Mayors of Syracuse, New York
- Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- 19th-century American politicians