George O. Belden

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George Ogilvie Belden (March 28, 1797 - October 9, 1833) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Born in Norwalk, Connecticut, Belden attended the public schools. He studied law with Charles Baker, of Bloomingburg, New York. He was admitted to the bar and practiced in Monticello, New York.

Belden was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twentieth Congress (March 4, 1827-March 3, 1829). He resumed the practice of law. He served as general of the Twenty-third Brigade of Infantry of the State of New York in 1831. He died in Monticello, New York, October 9, 1833. He was interred in the Old Cemetery on St. John Street.

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• George O. Belden at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress