Education
Born in Norwalk, Connecticut, Belden attended the public schools.
United States representative lawyer politician
Born in Norwalk, Connecticut, Belden attended the public schools.
He was admitted to the bar and practiced in Monticello, New New York Belden was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twentieth Congress and served as United States Representative for the seventh district of New York from March 4, 1827 to March 3, 1829. Afterward, Belden resumed the practice of law.
He served as general of the Twenty-third Brigade of Infantry of the State of New York in 1831.
Belden died in Monticello, Sullivan County, New York, on October 9, 1833 (age 36 years, 195 days). He is interred at Old Cemetery on Saint John Street, Monticello, New New York
Jacksonian Democracy, Democratic Party.