George Ogilvie Belden | |
---|---|
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 7th district | |
In office March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829 | |
Preceded by | Abraham Bruyn Hasbrouck |
Succeeded by | Charles G. DeWitt |
Personal details | |
Born | March 28, 1797 Norwalk, Connecticut |
Died | October 9, 1833 Monticello, Sullivan County, New York | (aged 36)
Citizenship | United States |
Political party | Jacksonian |
Profession | Lawyer |
Military service | |
Branch/service | Infantry of the State of New York |
Years of service | 1831 |
Rank | General |
Unit | Twenty-third Brigade |
George Ogilvie Belden (March 28, 1797 – October 9, 1833) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as and a U.S. Representative from New York from 1827 to 1829.
Born in Norwalk, Connecticut,[1] 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.[2]
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.[3]
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.[4]