Joseph M. Belford
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Joseph McCrum Belford was a United States Representative
from New York. Born in Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pennsylvania
, he attended Dickinson Seminary (in Williamsport, Pennsylvania
) and was graduated from Dickinson College
in 1871. He moved to Long Island, New York in 1884 and engaged in teaching at the Franklinville and Riverhead Academies. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1889, and commenced the practice of law in Riverhead. He served as secretary and chairman of the Suffolk County Republican
committee and was clerk of the surrogate court
.
Belford was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fifth Congress, holding office from March 4, 1897 to March 3, 1899. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1898 to the Fifty-sixth Congress and in 1900 was a delegate to the Republican National Convention
at Philadelphia. He resumed the practice of his chosen profession in Riverhead and also engaged in the banking business. He served as surrogate of Suffolk County from 1904 to 1910 and in 1917 died suddenly in Grand Central Station in New York City. Interment was in Riverhead Cemetery.
Belford's cousin, James Burns Belford of Colorado, was also a United States Representative.
United States House of Representatives
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from New York. Born in Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pennsylvania
Mifflintown, Pennsylvania
Mifflintown is a borough in and the county seat of Juniata County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 861 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Mifflintown is located at ....
, he attended Dickinson Seminary (in Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Williamsport is a city in and the county seat of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania in the United States. In 2009, the population was estimated at 29,304...
) and was graduated from Dickinson College
Dickinson College
Dickinson College is a private, residential liberal arts college in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Originally established as a Grammar School in 1773, Dickinson was chartered September 9, 1783, five days after the signing of the Treaty of Paris, making it the first college to be founded in the newly...
in 1871. He moved to Long Island, New York in 1884 and engaged in teaching at the Franklinville and Riverhead Academies. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1889, and commenced the practice of law in Riverhead. He served as secretary and chairman of the Suffolk County Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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committee and was clerk of the surrogate court
Surrogate Court
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.
Belford was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fifth Congress, holding office from March 4, 1897 to March 3, 1899. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1898 to the Fifty-sixth Congress and in 1900 was a delegate to the Republican National Convention
Republican National Convention
The Republican National Convention is the presidential nominating convention of the Republican Party of the United States. Convened by the Republican National Committee, the stated purpose of the convocation is to nominate an official candidate in an upcoming U.S...
at Philadelphia. He resumed the practice of his chosen profession in Riverhead and also engaged in the banking business. He served as surrogate of Suffolk County from 1904 to 1910 and in 1917 died suddenly in Grand Central Station in New York City. Interment was in Riverhead Cemetery.
Belford's cousin, James Burns Belford of Colorado, was also a United States Representative.