George Ogilvie Belden | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 7th district |
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In office March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829 |
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Preceded by | Abraham Bruyn Hasbrouck |
Succeeded by | Charles G. DeWitt |
Personal details | |
Born |
March 28, 1797 Norwalk, Connecticut |
Died |
October 9, 1833 (aged 36) Monticello, Sullivan County, New York |
Citizenship | United States |
Political party | Jacksonian |
Profession | lawyer |
Military service | |
Service/branch | Infantry of the State of New York |
Rank | General |
Unit | Twenty-third Brigade |
George Ogilvie Belden (March 28, 1797 – October 9, 1833) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from New York.
Born in Norwalk, Connecticut, Belden attended the public schools. He was admitted to the bar and practiced in Monticello, New York.
Belden was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twentieth Congress and served as U. S. Representative for the seventh district of New York from March 4, 1827 to March 3, 1829.
Afterward, Belden resumed the practice of law. He served as general of the Twenty-third Brigade of Infantry of the State of New York in 1831.
Belden died in Monticello, Sullivan County, New York, on October 9, 1833 (age 36 years, 195 days). He is interred at Old Cemetery on St. John Street, Monticello, New York.
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