Perry Belmont
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Perry Belmont (December 28, 1851 - May 25, 1947), United States statesman, was born in New York City, the son of August Belmont.
He attended Everest Military Academy in Hamden, Connecticut and graduated from Harvard College in 1872 and the Columbia Law School in 1876. Perry Belmont practiced law in New York for five years. Partnered with him in the law firm, Vinton, Belmont & Frelinghuysen, were his cousin, the writer Arthur Dudley Vinton, and future president of the Ballantine Brewing company George Frelinghuysen. Belmont was a Democratic member of Congress from 1881 to 1889, serving in 1885-1887 as chairman of the committee on foreign affairs. In 1889 he was United States minister to Spain.
He and his brother August Belmont, Jr. were founding members of The Jockey Club.
Perry Belmont died at Newport, Rhode Island in 1947.
His home in Washington, D.C. became the International Temple for the Order of the Eastern Star.
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| Preceded by James W. Covert |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 1st congressional district 1881-1889 |
Succeeded by James W. Covert |
| Preceded by Jabez L. M. Curry |
U.S. Minister to Spain 1889 |
Succeeded by Thomas W. Palmer |
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