Belford moved to Long Island, New York, in 1884 and taught at the Franklinville and Riverhead Academies. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1889, and practiced in Riverhead. He served as secretary and chairman of the Suffolk County Republican committee and was clerk of the surrogate court.
Elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fifth Congress, Belford held the office of U.S. Representative for the first district of New York from March 4, 1897, to March 3, 1899.[1] 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.
Resuming the practice of law in Riverhead (town), New York, Belford also engaged in banking. He served as surrogate judge of Suffolk County from 1904–1910.
joseph, belford, joseph, mccrum, belford, august, 1852, 1917, american, politician, united, states, representative, from, york, joseph, mccrum, belfordmember, house, representatives, from, york, districtin, office, march, 1897, 1897, march, 1899, 1899, precede. Joseph McCrum Belford August 5 1852 May 3 1917 was an American politician and a United States Representative from New York Joseph McCrum BelfordMember of the U S House of Representatives from New York s 1st districtIn office March 4 1897 1897 03 04 March 3 1899 1899 03 03 Preceded byRichard Cunningham McCormickSucceeded byTownsend ScudderPersonal detailsBorn 1852 08 05 August 5 1852Mifflintown Juniata County Pennsylvania USDiedMay 3 1917 1917 05 03 aged 64 Manhattan New York USPolitical partyRepublicanSpouseInez H BelfordAlma materDickinson CollegeProfessionLawyerPoliticianBanker Contents 1 Biography 2 Career 3 Death 4 References 5 External linksBiography editBorn in Mifflintown Juniata County Pennsylvania Belford attended Lycoming College in Williamsport Pennsylvania He graduated from Dickinson College in 1871 and was a member of Phi Kappa Psi His wife was Inez H Belford Career editBelford moved to Long Island New York in 1884 and taught at the Franklinville and Riverhead Academies He studied law was admitted to the bar in 1889 and practiced in Riverhead He served as secretary and chairman of the Suffolk County Republican committee and was clerk of the surrogate court Elected as a Republican to the Fifty fifth Congress Belford held the office of U S Representative for the first district of New York from March 4 1897 to March 3 1899 1 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 Resuming the practice of law in Riverhead town New York Belford also engaged in banking He served as surrogate judge of Suffolk County from 1904 1910 Death editBelford died suddenly in Grand Central Station Manhattan New York County New York on May 3 1917 age 64 years 271 days He is interred at Riverhead Cemetery Riverhead Long Island New York 2 State Senator Edward Hawkins 1829 1908 was his father in law Congressman James Burns Belford 1837 1910 of Colorado was his cousin References edit Joseph M Belford Govtrack US Congress Retrieved 25 August 2013 Joseph M Belford The Political Graveyard Retrieved 25 August 2013 External links editUnited States Congress Joseph M Belford id B000327 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress U S House of Representatives Preceded byRichard Cunningham McCormick Member of the U S House of Representatives from New York s 1st congressional districtMarch 4 1897 to March 3 1899 Succeeded byTownsend Scudder Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joseph M Belford amp oldid 1191202365, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
