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George O Belden

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Succeeded by
  
Charles G. DeWitt

Name
  
George Belden

Citizenship
  
United States

Role
  
Politician


Profession
  
lawyer

Rank
  
General

Resigned
  
March 3, 1829

Preceded by
  
Abraham Bruyn Hasbrouck

Born
  
March 28, 1797 Norwalk, Connecticut (
1797-03-28
)

Service/branch
  
Infantry of the State of New York

Died
  
October 9, 1833, Monticello, Virginia, United States

Political party
  
Jacksonian democracy

George Ogilvie Belden (March 28, 1797 – October 9, 1833) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from New York.

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Biography

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.

Death

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.

References

George O. Belden Wikipedia