Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont

Democrat Representative of New York's 13th district

Congresses Served

House Terms

November 12, 1858 (49 years old)

Birthday

June 10, 1908

Death

Served one term as a United States Representative from New York from 1901 to 1903.
Worked as a banker and was a member of the banking firm August Belmont and Co.
Became the publisher of a weekly paper called the Verdict.
Attended St. Paul’s School and the United States Naval Academy, graduating in 1880.
Inherited significant wealth from his father, which he used to build a summer estate called Belcourt in Newport, Rhode Island.
Was involved in various social and cultural organizations, including The Lambs and the Rhode Island Society of the Sons of the Revolution.
Had a tumultuous personal life, including a brief marriage to Sara Swan Whiting, which ended in divorce, and a later marriage to Alva Vanderbilt.
Died from appendicitis at the age of 49 and was interred in a mausoleum designed by Richard Morris Hunt.