Joseph McCrum Belford

Republican Representative of New York's 1st district

Congresses Served

House Terms

August 5, 1852 (64 years old)

Birthday

May 3, 1917

Death

Attended Lycoming College and graduated from Dickinson College in 1871
Member of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity
Moved to Long Island, New York, in 1884 and worked as a teacher before studying law
Admitted to the bar in 1889 and practiced law in Riverhead, New York
Held positions as secretary and chairman of the Suffolk County Republican committee and clerk of the surrogate court
Served as a U.S. Representative for New York’s first district from March 4, 1897, to March 3, 1899
Was not a candidate for renomination in 1898 and was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1900
Resumed law practice in Riverhead, New York, and engaged in banking
Served as surrogate judge of Suffolk County from 1904 to 1910
Died suddenly in Grand Central Station, Manhattan, New York, on May 3, 1917
Interred at Riverhead Cemetery, Riverhead, Long Island, New York
Father-in-law was State Senator Edward Hawkins; cousin was Congressman James Burns Belford of Colorado