The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Belchic to Belkowitz

Index to Politicians: Belchic to Belkowitz

BELCHIC (Soundex B422) — See also BELCH, BELCHER, BELCOURT, CHIC, KOVALCHICK, KULCHITSKY, MAHALCHIK, MELCHING, MELCHIOR, OLCHIN, TILCHIN.

Belchic, Harriet C. — of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana, 1960 (alternate), 1964. Female. Still living as of 1964.
Belchic, Harriet C. — of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana, 1988. Female. Still living as of 1988.
Belchic, Martha C. (born c.1957) — of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.

BELCOURT (Soundex B426) — See also BELCH, BELCHER, BELCHIC, BLACKERT, COURT, DELCO, DELCOUR, ELCONIN, KILCOURSE, MELCONIAN, NELCOSKI, VALCOULON, WELCOME.

Belcourt, Agenor (1901-1980) — of Nashua, Hillsborough County, N.H. Born May 25, 1901. Delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Nashua 3rd Ward, 1948; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Nashua 3rd Ward, 1956. Died in 1980. Burial location unknown.

BELDA (Soundex B430) — See also BALDAU, BALDI, BELDAM, BELDEN, BELDIN, BELDING, BELDNER, BELDOCK, BELDON, BOLDI, CRISELDA, ELABD, ELDA, ELDAD, ETHELDA, KELDAY, LEBAD, MELDAHL, THELDA, WELDAY.

BELDA: See also Belda Garza.

BELDAM (Soundex B435) — See also BELDA, BELDEN, BELDIN, BELDING, BELDNER, BELDOCK, BELDON, CRISELDA, ELDA, ELDAD, ETHELDA, GOLDAMER, KELDAY, MELDAHL, THELDA, WELDAY.

Beldam, George Anthony See Rex Bell
Beldam, George Francis See Rex Bell

BELDEN (Soundex B435) — See also BALDEN, BALDINE, BEDEN, BELDA, BELDAM, BELDIN, BELDING, BELDNER, BELDOCK, BELDON, BELEN, BENDEL, BOLDEN, BOULDEN, BOULDIN, CHESSELDEN, HASELDEN, HAZELDEN, SELDEN, SELDENRIGHT, SHELDEN, WELDEN.

BELDEN: See also Belden Hill Bell; Belden G. Bly, Jr.; Charles Ray Brayton; Thomas Belden Butler; Lewis Morris Iddings; Henry B. Ketcham.
Belden, Charles O. — of Litchfield, Litchfield County, Conn. Member of Connecticut state senate 15th District, 1855. Burial location unknown.
Belden, Clarence — of Allegan County, Mich. Democrat. Candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Allegan County 2nd District, 1916. Burial location unknown.
Belden, David Douglas (1821-1897) — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born March 24, 1821. Mayor of Omaha, Neb., 1859-60. Died December 2, 1897. Burial location unknown.
Belden, Ellsworth B. — of Wisconsin. Circuit judge in Wisconsin 1st Circuit, 1902-03. Burial location unknown.
Belden, Eugene H. — of Michigan. Industrial candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1890. Burial location unknown.
Belden, George Ogilvie (1797-1833) — of New York. Born in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Conn., March 28, 1797. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 7th District, 1827-29. Died in Monticello, Sullivan County, N.Y., October 9, 1833. Interment at Old Cemetery on St. John Street, Monticello, N.Y.
- See also: congressional biography.
Belden, George W. — U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, 1857-61. Burial location unknown.
Belden, H. J. — Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Philippine Islands, 1940. Still living as of 1940.
Belden, Jack M. — of Joplin, Jasper County, Mo. Mayor of Joplin, Mo., 1978-81. Still living as of 1981.
Belden, James Jerome (1825-1904) — also known as James J. Belden — of Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y. Born in Fabius, Onondaga County, N.Y., September 30, 1825. Republican. Mayor of Syracuse, N.Y., 1877; U.S. Representative from New York, 1887-95, 1897-99 (25th District 1887-93, 27th District 1893-95, 1897-99). Died in Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y., January 1, 1904. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, N.Y.
- See also: congressional biography.
Belden, John C. — of Salem, Salem County, N.J. Member of New Jersey state senate from Salem County, 1870-72. Interment at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Salem, N.J.
Belden, Joseph N. (c.1836-1896) — of Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Conn.; Trumbull, Fairfield County, Conn. Candidate for U.S. Congress and State Senate on Populist and Prohibition tickets. Died, probably from a stroke, in Trumbull, Fairfield County, Conn., April 15, 1896. Burial location unknown.
Belden, L. Richard — of West Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1940. Still living as of 1940.
Belden, Paul B. — of Canton, Stark County, Ohio. Delegate to Ohio convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Belden, Philo — of Rochester, Racine County, Wis. Republican. Member of Wisconsin state senate, 1871-72. Burial location unknown.
Belden, Richard See L. Richard Belden

BELDIN (Soundex B435) — See also BALDEN, BALDINE, BELDA, BELDAM, BELDEN, BELDING, BELDNER, BELDOCK, BELDON, BELIN, BOLDEN, BOULDEN, BOULDIN, ENGELDINGER, ERPELDING, FIELDING, HAZELDINE, MCKELDIN, SELDIN, WELDIN, ZELDIN.

BELDIN: See also Beldin H. Loftsgaarden.

BELDING (Soundex B435) — See also BELDA, BELDAM, BELDEN, BELDIN, BELDNER, BELDOCK, BELDON, BELTING, ENGELDINGER, ERPELDING, FIELDING, HAZELDINE, MCKELDIN, SELDIN, WELDIN, ZELDIN.

BELDING: See also William Joseph Granfield.
Belding, Chauncey — of Saratoga County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Saratoga County, 1806-08. Burial location unknown.
Belding, Elijah — of Swanzey, Cheshire County, N.H. Member of New Hampshire state senate 9th District, 1820-21, 1840-42. Burial location unknown.
Belding, Ezekiel — of Montgomery County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Montgomery County, 1817-18. Burial location unknown.
Belding, Samuel — of Saratoga County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Saratoga County, 1823. Burial location unknown.

BELDNER (Soundex B435) — See also BELDA, BELDAM, BELDEN, BELDIN, BELDING, BELDOCK, BELDON, BELTNER, BRENDLE, GOLDNER.

Beldner, Osius — of Wayne County, Mich. Candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1905. Burial location unknown.

BELDOCK (Soundex B432) — See also BALDACCI, BALDOCK, BELDA, BELDAM, BELDEN, BELDIN, BELDING, BELDNER, BELDON, BOLDUC, DOCK, DOLBECK.

Beldock, George J. — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Republican. Candidate for New York state assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1928, 1929; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 10th District, 1930; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1936, 1940, 1944; candidate for New York state senate 7th District, 1938; Justice of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1948-58. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

BELDON (Soundex B435) — See also BALDEN, BALDINE, BELDA, BELDAM, BELDEN, BELDIN, BELDING, BELDNER, BELDOCK, BELTON, BOLDEN, BOULDEN, BOULDIN, DOLBEN, LEBOND, MELDON, SELDON, SHELDON, SKELDON, WELDON.

BELDON: See also Beldon C. Hoyt.
Beldon, Samuel W. — of Bordentown, Burlington County, N.J. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1900. Burial location unknown.

BELEN (Soundex B450) — See also BELDEN, BELIN, BELLEN, BELLIN, BENEL, BILLION, BOLEN, BULEN, EBLEN, NEBEL, ROBELEN, SCHNEBELEN.

Belen, Elizabeth Lehman (1886-1975) — also known as Elizabeth L. Belen — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Westphalia Township, Clinton County, Mich., December 22, 1886. Mother of Lucile E. Belen and Frederick Christopher Belen. Democrat. Registered nurse; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District, 1937-38; defeated, 1934, 1938, 1958; vice-chair of Michigan Democratic Party, 1939; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1940, 1944; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1944; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1944; candidate for Michigan state senate 14th District, 1950. Female. Died in Meridian Township, Ingham County, Mich., July 24, 1975. Burial location unknown.
- See also Belen family of Michigan
Belen, Frederick Christopher (1913-1999) — also known as Frederick C. Belen — of Arlington, Arlington County, Va. Born in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., December 25, 1913. Son of Christopher Frederick Belen and Elizabeth Lehman Belen; brother of Lucile E. Belen; married, February 7, 1943, to Opal Marie Sheets (1917-2007). Lawyer; aide to U.S. Reps. Andrew J. Transue and George D. O'Brien; served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Federal Bar Association. U.S. deputy postmaster general; chaired the committee which created the ZIP code. Died, of complications from Parkinson's disease, in Arlington Hospital, Arlington, Arlington County, Va., October 13, 1999. Interment at National Memorial Park, Near Falls Church, Fairfax County, Va.
- See also Belen family of Michigan
- See also: Find-A-Grave page.
Belen, Lucile E. (b. 1912) — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in 1912. Daughter of Elizabeth Lehman Belen; sister of Frederick Christopher Belen. Democrat. Florist; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1952; candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Ingham County 1st District, 1961. Female. Still living as of 2005.
- See also Belen family of Michigan

BELESLO (Soundex B424) — See also ABELES, BELISLE, BELLISLE, BELSLEY, BOLESLAUS, BOLESLAW, BRESLOW, DESLONDE, HESLOP, LESLEY, LESLIE, LESLYE, STANESLOW, WELLESLEY.

BELESLO: See also Beleslo Romero.

BELEW (Soundex B400) — See also ANDZELEWSKI, BELLO, BELLOW, BILOW, CHMIELEWSKI, DZIENGIELEWSKI, WASIELEWSKI.

Belew, David Owen, Jr. (b. 1920) — of Texas. Born in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Tex., March 27, 1920. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, 1979-90; took senior status 1990. Still living as of 2000.
- See also: federal judicial profile.
Belew, John — of Texas. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2000. Still living as of 2000.

BELFI (Soundex B410) — See also ABOLAFIA, BAILIFF, BALFE, BALIFF, BALLIF, BALLUFFI, BALPHA, BELFORD, BELFORT, BELFORTI, BELLFY, BELOFF, ELFIE, GETTELFINGER, HEFFELFINGER, HELFIELD, STUBBELFIELD.

Belfi, Donald E. (b. 1936) — of Nassau County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., January 21, 1936. Republican. Candidate for New York state assembly 14th District, 1965; district judge in New York, 1976-84; county judge in New York, 1985-2004. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Presided over the trial of Long Island Railroad rampage killer Colin Ferguson, 1994. Still living as of 2005.
- See also: Wikipedia article.

BELFORD (Soundex B416) — See also BELFI, BELFORT, BELFORTI, BELLFORD, BLUFORD, BULFORD, DELFORD, ELFORD, FORD, HELFORD, MELFORD, PADELFORD, RELFORD, SHACKELFORD, STUBBELFIELD, TELFORD, WELFORD.

BELFORD: See also Belford V. Lawson; Belford Vance Lawson.
Belford, Aileen H. — of Fall River, Bristol County, Mass. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.
Belford, Harold E. — of Davison, Genesee County, Mich. Republican. Member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1957. Still living as of 1957.
Belford, James Burns (1837-1910) — also known as James B. Belford — of Central City, Gilpin County, Colo. Born in Lewistown, Mifflin County, Pa., September 28, 1837. Cousin of Joseph McCrum Belford. Republican. Presidential Elector for Indiana, 1864; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1867; justice of Colorado territorial supreme court, 1870-75; U.S. Representative from Colorado at-large, 1876-77, 1879-85; defeated, 1884. Died in Denver, Colo., January 10, 1910. Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
- See also: congressional biography.
Belford, Joseph McCrum (1852-1917) — also known as Joseph M. Belford — of Riverhead, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa., August 5, 1852. Cousin of James Burns Belford. Republican. U.S. Representative from New York 1st District, 1897-99; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1900. Member, Phi Kappa Psi. Died suddenly in Grand Central Station, New York, New York County, N.Y., May 3, 1917. Interment at Riverhead Cemetery, Riverhead, Long Island, N.Y.
- See also: congressional biography.

BELFORT (Soundex B416) — See also BELFI, BELFORD, BELFORTI, FORT, STUBBELFIELD.

BELFORT: See also John Belfort Keogh.

BELFORTI (Soundex B416) — See also BELFI, BELFORD, BELFORT, FORTIER, FORTIN, FORTINBERRY, FORTINO, STUBBELFIELD.

Belforti, Dan — Libertarian. Candidate for U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 2000. Still living as of 2000.

BELILES (Soundex B442) — See also BALILES, BELISLE, BELLISLE, BLILEY, CARLILE, ILES, LILE, LILES, MCALILEY, VELILLA.

Beliles, Richard V. — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1964; candidate for U.S. Representative from Kentucky 4th District, 1988. Still living as of 1988.

BELIN (Soundex B450) — See also BELDIN, BELEN, BELKIN, BELLEN, BELLIN, BERLIN, BILLION, BLIN, BOLIN, BULIN, EBELING, ELBIN, VELIN.

BELIN: See also Pierre Samuel du Pont; Henry Belin du Pont, Jr..
Belin, F. Lammot See Ferdinand Lammot Belin
Belin, Ferdinand Lammot (1881-1961) — also known as F. Lammot Belin — of Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pa.; Washington, D.C. Born in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pa., March 15, 1881. Son of Henry Belin and Margaretta Elizabeth (Lammot) Belin; married, January 17, 1912, to Frances Jermyn; brother of Alice Belin (who married Pierre Samuel du Pont); father of Ferdinand Lammot Belin, Jr. (survivor of the Hindenberg disaster in 1937). Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Poland, 1932-33. Presbyterian. Died in 1961. Burial location unknown.
- See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
Belin, Lammot See Ferdinand Lammot Belin

BELISLE (Soundex B424) — See also BELESLO, BELILES, BELLISLE, BELSLEY, BOLESLAW, CARLISLE, DELISLE, ISLE, LISLE.

BELISLE: See also Alexander G. Lajoie; J. Edward Lajoie.
Belisle, Eugene L. (b. 1859) — of Worcester, Worcester County, Mass. Born in Canada, March 15, 1859. Newspaper publisher; U.S. Consul in Limoges, 1906-24. Burial location unknown.
Belisle, John — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Socialist Workers candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1968; Socialist Workers candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1968. Still living as of 1968.
Belisle, Linda — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Socialist Workers candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 17th District, 1968; Socialist Workers candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1968. Female. Still living as of 1968.

BELITSKUS (Soundex B432) — See also BELITTO, BELITZ, GARLITS, GLITSCH, LITS, LITSEY, LITSINBERGER, LITSKY, METELITS, PAULITSCH, SKUSE, WILLITS.

Belitskus, William M. — Green. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1998, 2000. Still living as of 2000.

BELITTO (Soundex B430) — See also BALLATO, BALLAYUTO, BALLETTA, BALLETTO, BELATTI, BELITSKUS, BELITZ, BELLATTI, BELLOTTI, BELOIT, BIOLETTI, GIOLITTO, LITTON, SPLITTORFF.

Belitto, Glenn D. — Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 20th District, 1990. Still living as of 1990.

BELITZ (Soundex B432) — See also ABLITZ, BALTAZZI, BALTZ, BEITZ, BELITSKUS, BELITTO, BELTZ, BILTZ, BLATZ, BLOTZ, BOELTS, BOLTHOUSE, LITZ.

Belitz, Henry F. (1817-1878) — also known as "Father of Kiel" — of Wisconsin. Born in Schwedt, Germany, February 16, 1817. Took part in the 1848 German uprising and led a 10,000 member resistance group called the Volksverein; founded the city of Kiel, Wisconsin in 1854.; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; Presidential Elector for Wisconsin, 1864. German ancestry. Fell from his horsedrawn buggy, was run over, and died as a result, March 31, 1878. Interment at Kiel Cemetery, Kiel, Wis.

BELIVEAU (Soundex B410) — See also ABELOVE, BEAUVEAU, BELLIVEU, BOLIVIA, CARRIVEAU, CLAVEAU, DELIVAN, DEVEAUX, FIVEASH, LELIVELT.

Beliveau, Albert (1887-1971) — of Rumford, Oxford County, Maine. Born in Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, March 27, 1887. Son of Severin Beliveau and Cedulie Beliveau. Democrat. Lawyer; Oxford County Attorney, 1915-16; candidate for U.S. Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1928, 1930; justice of Maine state supreme court, 1954-58; resigned 1958. Catholic. Member, American Legion. Died in 1971. Burial location unknown.

BELJIAN (Soundex B425) — See also DALJIT, DELJONSON, DELJUNCO, RAPELJE, RAPELJI, VELJI.

Beljian, Mike — of Herminie, Westmoreland County, Pa. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1972. Still living as of 1972.

BELK (Soundex B420) — See also BECK, BELCH, BELKIN, BELKIS, BELKNAP, BELKOWITZ, DELK, KNEBELKAMP.

Belk, Dean — of Holly Springs, Marshall County, Miss. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1940. Still living as of 1940.
Belk, Irwin — of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1964. Still living as of 1964.
Belk, John Montgomery — also known as John Belk — of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C. Son of William Henry Belk. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; department store; mayor of Charlotte, N.C., 1969-77. Still living as of 1995.
Belk, Judy McCain — Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Alabama 1st District, 2002. Female. Still living as of 2002.
Belk, Ralph W. III — of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 2008. Still living as of 2008.
Belk, W. D. — of Holly Springs, Marshall County, Miss. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1928. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Belk, William — Democrat. Member, Arrangements Committee and Speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1984. Still living as of 1984.

BELKIN (Soundex B425) — See also BELIN, BELK, BELKIS, BELKNAP, BELKOWITZ, BELSKIN, BLACKEN, BLACKNEY, BLAKENEY, BLEICKEN, BLICKHAN, ELKIN, ELKINGTON, ELKINS, EUGELKING, KNEBELKAMP, SCHMELKIN, SELKIRK.

Belkin, Marshall — of New York. Candidate for New York state senate, 1992. Still living as of 1994.

BELKIS (Soundex B422) — See also BELK, BELKIN, BELKNAP, BELKOWITZ, BELLACOSA, BELLICOSE, BLIX, ELKIN, ELKINGTON, ELKINS, EUGELKING, GILKISON, KNEBELKAMP, SCHMELKIN, SELKIRK, WILKISON.

BELKIS: See also Belkis Leong-Hong.

BELKNAP (Soundex B425) — See also BELK, BELKIN, BELKIS, BELKOWITZ, BELNAP, FALKNER, FAULKNER, FELKNER, KNAPIK, KNAPP, KNAPPE, KNAPPEN, KNAPPMANN, KNAPSTEIN, KNEBELKAMP, SILKNITTER, STALLKNECHT.

BELKNAP: See also Lafon Allen; Charles Belknap Henderson.
Belknap, Charles Eugene (1846-1929) — also known as Charles E. Belknap — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Massena, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., October 17, 1846. Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1884-85; U.S. Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1889-91, 1891-93; defeated, 1892. Died in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., January 16, 1929. Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
- See also: congressional biography.
Belknap, Fred R. — Progressive. Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1912. Burial location unknown.
Belknap, G. C. See Grover C. Belknap
Belknap, Grover C. (b. 1888) — also known as G. C. Belknap — of Gassaway, Braxton County, W.Va. Born in Braxton County, W.Va., March 28, 1888. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Braxton County, 1925-26, 1933-34; member of West Virginia state senate, 1935-38, 1943-46 (10th District 1935-38, 12th District 1943-46). Interment at Sugar Creek Cemetery, Gassaway, W.Va.
Belknap, Hezekiah — of Orange County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Orange County, 1814-15. Burial location unknown.
Belknap, Horace P. (b. 1890) — of Nampa, Canyon County, Idaho. Born in Prineville, Crook County, Ore., January 29, 1890. Son of H. P. Belknap and Wilda (Ketchum) Belknap; married, January 23, 1918, to Gladys Andre. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; physician; delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1940. Protestant. Member, American Medical Association; American Legion; Rotary; Elks; Eagles; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
Belknap, Hugh Reid (1860-1901) — also known as Hugh R. Belknap — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa, September 1, 1860. Son of William Worth Belknap. Republican. U.S. Representative from Illinois 3rd District, 1895-99; defeated, 1898. Died, from intestinal trouble, in Calamba, Laguna, Philippines, November 12, 1901. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
- See also: congressional biography.
Belknap, Isaac — of Orange County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Orange County, 1817-18. Burial location unknown.
Belknap, Joseph H. — of Michigan. People's candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1892. Burial location unknown.
Belknap, Morris B. — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1908. Burial location unknown.
Belknap, Oliver — of Orange County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Orange County 1st District, 1851. Burial location unknown.
Belknap, Rodney B. (b. 1924) — of Gassaway, Braxton County, W.Va. Born in Knapp, Braxton County, W.Va., July 8, 1924. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; automobile dealer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Braxton County, 1957-60, 1969-74. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Odd Fellows; American Legion; Moose. Still living as of 1974.
Belknap, William — of Oscawana, Westchester County, N.Y. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly from Westchester County 3rd District, 1918. Burial location unknown.
Belknap, Mrs. William A. — of Oscawana, Westchester County, N.Y. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1928. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Belknap, William Burke (b. 1885) — also known as William B. Belknap — of Goshen, Oldham County, Ky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., April 18, 1885. Son of William Richardson Belknap and Alice Trumbull (Silliman) Belknap; married, September 14, 1922, to Helen Clark Strong. Democrat. Stock breeder; economist; college teacher; member of Kentucky state house of representatives 59th District, 1924-28, 1934-35; candidate for U.S. Representative from Kentucky, 1933. Member, American Economic Association; Zeta Psi; Phi Beta Kappa; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
Belknap, William Worth (1829-1890) — also known as William W. Belknap — of Iowa. Born in Newburgh, Orange County, N.Y., September 22, 1829. Son of William Goldsmith Belknap (Mexican War general) and Ann (Clark) Belknap; married to Cora LeRoy, Carrie Thompson and Mrs. John Bower; father of Hugh Reid Belknap. Lawyer; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1857-58; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Secretary of War, 1869-76. Impeached in 1876 by the House of Representatives for taking bribes; resigned on March 2, 1876. Despite arguments that the Senate lacked jurisdiction after his resignation, an impeachment trial was held; on August 1, the Senate voted 35 to 25 for his conviction, short of the necessary two-thirds. Died, of an apparent heart attack, in Washington, D.C., October 13, 1890. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
- See also: Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier.

BELKOWITZ (Soundex B423) — See also BELK, BELKIN, BELKIS, BELKNAP, ELKOWITZ, HELKOWSKI, HILLKOWITZ, KNEBELKAMP, PELKOFER, VELKO, WALKOWIAK, WALKOWICZ, WOLKOWITZ.

Belkowitz, Sam — of New York. Communist. Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 35th District, 1934. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

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